Cactus Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cactus today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2
WSW
18
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
1783
1155
1014
1045
857
447
2490
3908
4579
4234
4230
4112
3791
3312
4941
2667
2570
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
W
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:48AM0.63m
12:27PM1.36m
00:49AM0.71m
12:48PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.11m
5:37AM0.27m
7:23PM0.11m
6:04AM0.16m
7:30PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
11
13
17
15
12
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
7
6
6
4
5
8
6
2
4
3
3
6
8
10
9
11
11
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