Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (15 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1011 | 825 | 813 | 736 | 736 | 836 | 575 | 1147 | 991 | 942 | 763 | 783 | 701 | 619 | 546 | 532 | 429 | 418 | 350 | 293 | 272 | 215 | 208 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.68m | 1:39PM1.33m | 1:29AM0.76m | 1:54PM1.25m | 1:49AM0.83m | 2:05PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.22m | 6:44AM0.10m | 8:17PM0.25m | 7:10AM0.11m | 8:21PM0.24m | 7:34AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1011 | 825 | 813 | 736 | 736 | 836 | 434 | 1147 | 991 | 942 | 763 | 783 | 701 | 619 | 546 | 532 | 429 | 418 | 350 | 293 | 272 | 215 | 208 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 470 | 575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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