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Cactus Surf Forecast
/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2781 | 3350 | 3205 | 3053 | 2736 | 2668 | 2354 | 2212 | 2035 | 1856 | 1654 | 1363 | 1229 | 1108 | 924 | 746 | 590 | 520 | 623 | 2095 | 998 | 1302 | 2167 | 2682 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:28AM 0.78 | 12:24PM 0.74 | 10:56AM 0.90 | 11:23AM 1.06 | 1:05AM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:54AM 0.72 | 9:09PM 0.34 | 7:58PM 0.31 | 7:29PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tue 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor
The wind is still cross-off at Cactus (moderate winds from the N at Tarcoola Aero 216 km from Cactus). 2.8m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 1.6m 16s long period groundswell, also from the SW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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