Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1363 | 1108 | 1006 | 911 | 911 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 590 | 1665 | 1591 | 1555 | 1371 | 1137 | 1096 | 1552 | 1402 | 1305 | 1363 | 1326 | 1108 | 984 | 886 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:40PM0.70m | 11:00AM1.19m | 11:27PM0.67m | 11:36AM1.33m | 00:01AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.32m | 4:08AM0.30m | 5:59PM0.20m | 4:39AM0.25m | 6:41PM0.14m | 5:07AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1363 | 1108 | 1006 | 911 | 911 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 590 | 1665 | 1591 | 1555 | 1371 | 1137 | 1096 | 1552 | 1402 | 1305 | 1363 | 1326 | 1108 | 984 | 886 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 583 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 62 | 48 | 26 | 19 | 75 | 234 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 93 | 87 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 302 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 564 | 641 | 652 | 651 | 649 | 1228 | 1228 | 1049 | 510 | 632 | 648 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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