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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 21 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 281 | 671 | 931 | 553 | 553 | 468 | 836 | 957 | 951 | 951 | 778 | 919 | 839 | 683 | 683 | 545 | 411 | 295 | 252 | 217 | 151 | 176 | 181 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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) | 12:52AM 0.76 | 2:04PM 1.21 | 12:40AM 0.78 | 2:12PM 1.07 | 12:24AM 0.80 | 2:09PM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:11PM 0.39 | 6:59AM -0.03 | 8:12PM 0.51 | 7:05AM 0.03 | 8:00PM 0.58 | 7:04AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 22 |
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