Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cactus today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 187 | 273 | 142 | 194 | 297 | 448 | 427 | 729 | 711 | 462 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 648 | 581 | 560 | 611 | 674 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.42m | 1:11PM1.06m | 1:30AM1.41m | 1:19PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM-0.07m | 7:26AM-0.01m | 7:03PM-0.07m | 7:49AM0.10m | 7:12PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 192 | 187 | 179 | 142 | 109 | 297 | 448 | 427 | — | 711 | 462 | 462 | 486 | 568 | 648 | 581 | 560 | 611 | 674 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 2 | 116 | 194 | 147 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 20 | NW 4 | S 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | S 19 | SSE 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 273 | 6 | — | 9 | 27 | 39 | 729 | 701 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 361 | 361 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 641 | 632 | 510 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
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