Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 1006 | 1144 | 2160 | 2241 | 1832 | 736 | 1155 | 970 | 791 | 656 | 562 | 495 | 431 | 369 | 265 | 210 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.68m | 11:50AM1.19m | 00:13AM0.78m | 12:06PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.23m | 5:15AM0.35m | 6:35PM0.15m | 5:35AM0.21m | 6:40PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 736 | 1155 | 970 | 791 | 656 | 562 | 495 | 431 | 369 | 265 | 210 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 90 | 66 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 315 | 1006 | 1144 | 2160 | 2241 | 1832 | 53 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 489 | 632 | 668 | 1032 | 1032 | 1052 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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