Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1048 | 1277 | 898 | 990 | 780 | 618 | 537 | 418 | 398 | 295 | 286 | 244 | 251 | 218 | 161 | 123 | 99 | 76 | 76 | 40 | 85 | 114 | 83 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:05AM1.42m | 1:54PM1.00m | 2:23AM1.38m | 2:06PM0.95m | 2:41AM1.31m | 2:16PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.10m | 7:50PM-0.08m | 8:38AM0.16m | 8:04PM-0.05m | 8:54AM0.25m | 8:16PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1277 | 898 | 990 | 780 | 618 | 537 | 418 | 398 | 295 | 286 | 244 | 251 | 218 | 161 | 123 | 20 | 76 | 76 | 40 | 85 | 114 | 83 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 19 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 29 | 6 | 37 | — | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | S 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 44 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 153 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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