Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 2897 | 4826 | 4193 | 4234 | 4230 | 4062 | 3791 | 5472 | 3096 | 4389 | 2570 | 2538 | 2702 | 2702 | 2354 | 2295 | 1932 | 1857 | 1857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:49AM0.71m | 12:48PM1.38m | 00:57AM0.80m | 1:06PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.11m | 6:04AM0.16m | 7:30PM0.12m | 6:29AM0.08m | 7:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 447 | 1798 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5472 | — | 4389 | 2570 | 2538 | 2702 | 2702 | 2354 | 2295 | 1932 | 1857 | 1857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 2897 | 4826 | 4193 | 4234 | 4230 | 4062 | 3791 | 3312 | 3096 | 2839 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 1045 | 648 | 648 | 1045 | 1227 | 1344 | 1236 | 1219 | 1229 | 648 | 552 | 648 | 649 | 648 | 648 | 1035 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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