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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cactus sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 499 | 612 | 637 | 637 | 706 | 706 | 642 | 901 | 418 | 310 | 302 | 210 | 214 | 224 | 224 | 235 | 242 | 246 | 250 | 253 | 208 | 205 | 461 | 865 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | 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 | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01AM 1.14 | 2:23PM 0.71 | 3:15AM 1.05 | 2:53PM 0.68 | 3:24AM 0.95 | 3:30PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 0.11 | 9:30AM 0.42 | 8:18PM 0.22 | 9:49AM 0.42 | 8:32PM 0.34 | 10:16AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 15 |
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