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Cactus Surf Forecast
/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 02 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 495 | 380 | 330 | 282 | 202 | 163 | 153 | 89 | 93 | 132 | 301 | 382 | 345 | 386 | 501 | 722 | 305 | 286 | 240 | 236 | 236 | 200 | 776 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23AM 1.29 | 12:42PM 0.75 | 12:50AM 1.41 | 1:05PM 0.69 | 1:18AM 1.47 | 1:20PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:43PM 0.21 | 7:10AM 0.12 | 6:03PM 0.16 | 7:45AM 0.10 | 6:21PM 0.11 | 8:15AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
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