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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 22 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
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
877 | 1130 | 933 | 839 | 839 | 683 | 683 | 545 | 418 | 300 | 256 | 217 | 184 | 218 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 253 | 290 | 386 | 418 | 342 | 406 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.78m | 2:12PM1.07m | 00:24AM0.80m | 2:09PM0.93m | 00:02AM0.81m | 1:40PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.51m | 7:05AM0.03m | 8:00PM0.58m | 7:04AM0.11m | 7:29PM0.62m | 6:50AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 877 | 1130 | 933 | 839 | 839 | 683 | 683 | 545 | 418 | 300 | 256 | 217 | 184 | 218 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 253 | 290 | 386 | 418 | 341 | 202 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 63 | 96 | 131 | 155 | 194 | 342 | 406 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 401 | 178 | 401 | 500 | 243 |
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