Cactus Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Nullarbor, Australia)
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Cactus Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 17.0 °C
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| 7:30AM | 10:30AM | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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 SW |
 SW |
 SW |
| Period (s) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross | cross |
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Cactus in Nullarbor is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include rocks, sharks and isolation.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Backdoors, 1 km from Cactus.
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Cactus Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Ceduna Airport, 68 km from Cactus.
light winds from the S km/h |  Dry and partly cloudy | Air temperature 12 °C |
Overall Cactus Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to SA - Nullarbor surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Cactus
Wave buoys nearest to Cactus:
- Closest wave buoy345 mi
- Second closest wave buoy958 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1025 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy1040 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy1054 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cactus:
- Closest tide station32 mi
- Second closest tide station34 mi
- Third closest tide station39 mi
- Fourth closest tide station85 mi
- Fifth closest tide station147 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cactus:
- Closest ski area817 mi
- Second closest ski area821 mi
- Third closest ski area840 mi
- Fourth closest ski area843 mi
- Fifth closest ski area850 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cactus:
- Closest city location378 mi
- Second closest city location383 mi
- Third closest city location550 mi
- Fourth closest city location583 mi
- Fifth closest city location685 mi
Airports
- The nearest passenger airport to Cactus is Woomera Airport (UMR) in Australia, which is 378 km (235 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Cactus is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), also in Australia, 604 km (375 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cactus, SA - Nullarbor. Use the tab navigation above to view Cactus sea temperature, Cactus photographs, Cactus detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cactus webcams, current wind from SA - Nullarbor live weather stations and Cactus tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cactus.
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