Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 297 | 293 | 241 | 192 | 187 | 147 | 116 | 194 | 297 | 448 | 427 | 480 | 701 | 773 | 456 | 480 | 568 | 562 | 574 | 619 | 683 | 666 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.37m | 12:57PM1.18m | 1:10AM1.42m | 1:11PM1.06m | 1:30AM1.41m | 1:19PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM-0.07m | 6:52PM-0.07m | 7:26AM-0.01m | 7:03PM-0.07m | 7:49AM0.10m | 7:12PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 360 | 297 | 293 | 241 | 192 | 187 | 147 | 111 | 142 | 297 | 448 | 427 | 480 | — | 702 | 456 | 480 | 568 | 562 | 574 | 619 | 683 | 666 | 744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 84 | 89 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 116 | 194 | 134 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 88 | 701 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 287 | 302 | 361 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 651 | 651 | 641 | 431 | 510 | 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cactus surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest