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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 8 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2545 | 2314 | 2002 | 1715 | 1647 | 1484 | 1238 | 1152 | 919 | 802 | 633 | 430 | 324 | 272 | 268 | 367 | 455 | 349 | 355 | 349 | 396 | 574 | 760 | 1388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:48AM 0.74 | 11:58AM 1.03 | 12:54AM 0.72 | 11:52AM 1.10 | 12:21AM 0.79 | 11:55AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM 0.13 | 6:03AM 0.56 | 6:56PM 0.17 | 5:38AM 0.43 | 6:34PM 0.17 | 5:38AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor
Wind reports 68 km away suggest it is still onshore at Cactus (light winds from the SW at CedunaAmo). 2.6m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.2m 15s groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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