Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 565 | 485 | 410 | 286 | 314 | 643 | 619 | 550 | 535 | 520 | 427 | 718 | 679 | 499 | 482 | 740 | 913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.12m | 1:49PM1.13m | 2:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.03m | 7:53AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.01m | 8:12AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 581 | 565 | 485 | 410 | 286 | 205 | 643 | 619 | 550 | 535 | 398 | 285 | 718 | 679 | 499 | 482 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 270 | 314 | 81 | 163 | 282 | 256 | 520 | 427 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 740 | 913 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 564 | 564 | 648 |
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