Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 103 | 112 | 112 | 148 | 133 | 371 | 306 | 565 | 640 | 623 | 598 | 984 | 1014 | 1103 | 784 | 1288 | 1581 | 1585 | 1576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.83m | 2:39AM0.88m | 12:30PM0.81m | 2:04AM0.75m | 11:30AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.18m | 7:48AM0.62m | 7:19PM0.24m | 6:05AM0.64m | 6:31PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 140 | 103 | 95 | 73 | 148 | 133 | 14 | 306 | 532 | — | 466 | 529 | — | 1014 | 1103 | 784 | 1288 | 1581 | 1585 | 1576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 51 | 112 | 112 | 73 | 73 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 469 | 421 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 371 | 90 | 565 | 640 | 623 | 598 | 984 | 76 | — | — | — | 61 | 77 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 401 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 649 | 1227 | 1228 | 1620 | 1229 | 1303 | 1229 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 491 | 361 |
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