Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 887 | 777 | 760 | 568 | 555 | 517 | 437 | 432 | 371 | 432 | 432 | 427 | 411 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 346 | 331 | 322 | 368 | 849 | 799 | 434 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48PM0.58m | 11:17AM1.13m | 11:24PM0.63m | 11:45AM1.22m | 11:51PM0.68m | 12:11PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.32m | 6:19PM0.32m | 4:43AM0.25m | 6:37PM0.25m | 5:17AM0.19m | 6:58PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 887 | 777 | 760 | 568 | 555 | 517 | 437 | 432 | 371 | 432 | 432 | 427 | 411 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 346 | 331 | 322 | 368 | 706 | 716 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 49 | 27 | 36 | 50 | 71 | 65 | 40 | 849 | 799 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 503 | 503 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 649 | 649 | 651 | 564 | 564 | 651 | 401 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 649 | 401 | 401 | 178 |
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