Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

18.3°C

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cactus today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	614	565	574	584	613	600	553	431	864	954	1028	1331	1663	1011	899	716	1019	907	701	553	431	325	315	224	217
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	S	S	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	NE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:59AM0.84m				00:25AM1.00m				12:05PM0.87m				00:26AM1.14m				12:18PM0.89m				00:37AM1.26m
Low Tide	6:26AM0.43m				6:03PM0.25m				6:30AM0.32m				6:00PM0.18m				6:42AM0.23m				6:07PM0.11m				6:59AM0.15m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	18	20	18	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	13	12
Feels °C	12	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	17	16	12	10	9	9	7	7	7	9	7	7	8	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	614	565	574	584	613	600	553	431	864	954	1028	—	—	1011	899	716	1019	907	701	553	431	325	315	224	217
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	—	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	18	18	60	58	—	197	190	267	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	69	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	S 5	SSE 5	S 6	SE 5	ESE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	37	38	61	—	—	—	—	—	93	1331	1663	90	83	137	47	20	29	77	156	195	80	57	52
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	1	3	5	5	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	632	1219	153	0	0	0	0	510	1052	1236	1093	1219	491	491	552	491	1681	491	1536	1536	489	548
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5

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