Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 8 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

15.5°C

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cactus today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	573	166	395	390	277	239	643	864	853	1028	1123	1092	899	899	1011	1025	1123	1138	1289	1306	1185	1082
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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				1:09PM1.14m				1:31AM1.32m				1:19PM1.09m				1:48AM1.30m				1:29PM1.04m
Low Tide		7:19AM0.05m				7:11PM-0.08m				7:37AM0.10m				7:23PM-0.08m				7:53AM0.17m				7:36PM-0.05m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	8	9	13	16	13	14
Feels °C	13	13	14	12	12	11	11	11	8	8	8	7	6	6	4	5	1	2	7	10	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	573	166	395	390	277	239	643	864	853	1028	1123	1092	899	899	1011	1025	1123	1138	1289	1306	1185	1082
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	57	158	82	109	192	179	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 19	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	57	—	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 17	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 2	SSE 2	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	78	75	1	1	25	44	50	51	58	78	80	37	25	16	1	1	20	42
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	510	552	0	0	0	632	510	132	0	491	491	552	491	491	491	552	552	153	132	491	0	491
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor			Spoggies	Spoggies	Cunns				Witzigs												Cunns
Rating (10 max)			3	2	2				3												4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	3	2	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Antiques Maldives	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5

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