Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ACDT

Forecast 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 20.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Dec)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (13 Dec)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

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	Fri 12		Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	668	148	120	146	148	118	281	615	239	235	184	175	175	172	172	203	589	915	1020	1064	1318	867	968	511
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)				3:18AM 0.85								1:57AM 0.78							12:04AM 0.85				10:52AM 0.57
Low Tide / height (m)		8:24PM 0.48					10:56AM 0.46									3:40PM 0.46					7:16AM 0.52

	Fri 12		Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-
Sunset	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	17	17
Feels °C (?)	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	13	13	13	13	14	12	11	11	9	9	8	10	11	11

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