Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 331 | 261 | 218 | 307 | 686 | 769 | 760 | 1174 | 1081 | 1165 | 1271 | 1029 | 909 | 886 | 1033 | 1062 | 1155 | 1262 | 1856 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.97m | 1:44PM1.40m | 1:55AM1.02m | 2:06PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.04m | 7:16AM-0.00m | 8:08PM0.03m | 7:44AM0.02m | 8:27PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 327 | 331 | 261 | 218 | 221 | 686 | 769 | 760 | 1174 | 1081 | 1165 | 1271 | 1029 | 909 | 886 | 3 | — | 1155 | 1262 | 1856 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 134 | 239 | 134 | 122 | 307 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 2 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 10 | — | 1 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 1033 | 1062 | — | 77 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 564 | 500 | 1 | 1 | 564 | 641 | 649 | 1149 | 1198 | 1049 | 1111 | 1045 |
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