Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 671 | 725 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1297 | 1384 | 1494 | 1402 | 1314 | 1256 | 1366 | 1145 | 1145 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52PM0.90m | 3:49AM0.95m | 2:24PM0.75m | 4:31AM0.85m | 12:11PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:37AM0.53m | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.74m | 8:14PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 211 | 361 | 767 | 694 | 671 | 725 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 909 | 1297 | 1384 | 1494 | 1402 | 1314 | 1256 | 1366 | 1145 | 1145 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 369 | 134 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 36 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 146 | 146 | 287 | 287 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 503 | 401 | 500 | 503 | 0 | 641 |
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