Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 692 | 657 | 355 | 1038 | 1158 | 1014 | 1001 | 710 | 783 | 1951 | 1212 | 1863 | 1521 | 1171 | 1155 | 1048 | 1033 | 1107 | 1220 | 1505 | 1833 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.12m | 2:17AM1.24m | 2:01PM0.98m | 2:38AM1.18m | 1:55PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.06m | 7:57PM-0.01m | 8:24AM0.19m | 8:04PM0.03m | 8:42AM0.36m | 8:05PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 710 | 692 | 657 | 355 | — | 1158 | 1014 | 1001 | 710 | 783 | 1951 | — | 1863 | 1521 | 1171 | 1155 | 1048 | 1033 | 1107 | 1220 | 1505 | 1833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 307 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 7 | 103 | 1038 | — | — | — | 88 | 2 | 1232 | 1212 | 1179 | 1179 | 54 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 1227 | 500 | 510 | 552 | 552 | 491 | 1045 | 491 | 648 | 510 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 1217 | 1 | 1049 | 1 | 940 | 491 | 0 | 0 |
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