Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 913 | 1048 | 1223 | 1029 | 411 | 385 | 435 | 966 | 784 | 844 | 685 | 370 | 483 | 489 | 496 | 574 | 909 | 1068 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.10m | 2:07PM0.99m | 3:00AM1.03m | 2:07PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.01m | 8:30AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.06m | 8:43AM0.44m | 8:36PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 643 | 411 | 385 | 197 | 966 | 784 | 844 | 685 | 370 | 483 | 489 | 496 | 574 | 909 | 1068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 435 | 99 | 181 | 370 | 201 | 118 | 108 | 76 | 61 | 58 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 913 | 1048 | 1223 | 1029 | 170 | 212 | 79 | 77 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 66 | 91 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 583 | 651 | 510 | 652 | 648 | 978 | 1045 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 648 | 552 | 491 |
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