Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 287 | 251 | 243 | 161 | 123 | 99 | 97 | 76 | 56 | 109 | 114 | 113 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 76 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM0.95m | 2:41AM1.31m | 2:16PM0.90m | 2:59AM1.21m | 2:20PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.16m | 8:04PM-0.05m | 8:54AM0.25m | 8:16PM0.02m | 9:10AM0.36m | 8:25PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 397 | 287 | 251 | 243 | 161 | 123 | 20 | 97 | 76 | 56 | 109 | 114 | 113 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 76 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 99 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 34 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 0 |
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