Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 909 | 1164 | 1135 | 1279 | 886 | 1048 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 825 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.92m | 1:48PM0.84m | 3:31AM0.80m | 12:48PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.13m | 8:44AM0.56m | 8:33PM0.21m | 7:56AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 909 | 1164 | 1135 | 1279 | 886 | 1048 | 1548 | 1511 | 1456 | 1438 | 1402 | 1265 | 1265 | 1216 | 1048 | 936 | 924 | 825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 303 | — | 600 | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 86 | 162 | 285 | 210 | 369 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 75 | 102 | 69 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 0 | 552 | 552 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 |
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