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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
21.4° 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 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)9981010101010101817161615141414141313141377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)811698459736969575710917942741141540439338230429580611901422381320
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.71
2:20AM
0.79
12:30AM
0.87
1:54PM
0.50
12:24AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.30
9:08PM
0.68
10:29AM
0.37
8:50AM
0.40
4:24PM
0.48
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset----8:47-------8:47-------8:47---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819181716161617192221201919202021212018171616
Feels °C (?)1315151312111213151619171516171817171615111089
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