Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1135 | 1279 | 886 | 949 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 825 | 924 | 650 | 679 | 1388 | 1096 | 979 | 793 | 692 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.92m | 1:48PM0.84m | 3:31AM0.80m | 12:48PM0.83m | 2:55AM0.66m | 11:50AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.56m | 8:33PM0.21m | 7:56AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.64m | 7:09PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1135 | 1279 | 886 | 949 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 825 | 924 | 650 | 632 | 1388 | 1096 | 979 | 793 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | — | 600 | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 86 | 162 | 285 | 210 | 369 | 369 | 516 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 82 | 57 | 75 | — | 95 | 66 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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