Cactus Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
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
3172
2475
2061
1783
1155
1235
940
746
447
3092
4425
4335
4438
4435
3701
3791
3312
4941
2804
2570
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
WNW
45
W
55
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
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
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
17
15
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
8
6
6
5
4
7
6
1
4
2
4
7
8
8
9
10
11
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