Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 4AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 671 | 725 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 1014 | 1297 | 1374 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1271 | 1366 | 1267 | 1252 | 1260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49AM0.95m | 2:24PM0.75m | 4:31AM0.85m | 12:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:37AM0.53m | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.74m | 8:14PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 671 | 725 | 581 | 560 | 553 | 567 | 737 | 1014 | 1297 | 1374 | 1494 | 1420 | 1314 | 1271 | 1366 | 1267 | 1252 | 1260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 17 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 75 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 510 | 401 | 0 | 553 | 1 | 1 |
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