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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 3 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 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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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 587 | 587 | 369 | 310 | 256 | 210 | 304 | 251 | 269 | 265 | 169 | 137 | 290 | 286 | 281 | 223 | 223 | 284 | 215 | 168 | 136 | 147 | 100 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01PM 0.81 | 1:02AM 0.98 | 2:11PM 0.76 | 12:53AM 1.05 | 1:32PM 0.81 | 12:54AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 0.60 | 7:57AM 0.15 | 6:54PM 0.48 | 7:35AM 0.17 | 6:46PM 0.35 | 7:21AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
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