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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 Wednesday 27 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
136 | 103 | 96 | 83 | 82 | 102 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 449 | 501 | 493 | 472 | 465 | 501 | 513 | 443 | 500 | 518 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:31PM0.71m | 11:09AM1.11m | 10:58PM0.75m | 11:26AM1.21m | 11:23PM0.78m | 11:47AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.42m | 4:20AM0.25m | 5:41PM0.32m | 4:40AM0.18m | 6:01PM0.24m | 5:03AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 |
 kJ | 84 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 136 | 103 | 96 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 132 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 59 | 52 | 83 | 82 | 102 | 36 | 35 | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 24 | 449 | 501 | 493 | 472 | 465 | 501 | 513 | 443 | 500 | 518 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 510 | 648 | 510 | 648 | 648 | 649 | 978 | 1035 | 940 | 940 | 1049 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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