Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 8 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1226	1228	1507	4288	2865	3077	3077	5210	3314	3161	3161	3125	3016	2645	2548	2325	1983	1808	1632	1381	1363	1108	1011	1011
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				00:34AM0.55m			12:23PM1.38m					00:49AM0.58m				12:54PM1.41m				1:01AM0.62m				1:19PM1.39m
Low Tide		7:15PM0.15m			5:12AM0.27m					7:39PM0.14m			5:46AM0.18m					7:58PM0.18m			6:17AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	19
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	133	1228	1507	4288	—	3077	3077	5210	3314	3161	3161	3125	3016	2645	2548	2325	1983	1808	1632	1381	1363	1108	1011	1011
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	379	447	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1226	44	47	2538	2865	66	66	3011	75	75	76	75	73	69	64	64	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Bandy Creek groyne WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Twelve Mile Beach WA - Far South	Bandy Creek groyne WA - Far South	Dump Beach SA - East Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Arid WA - Far South	The Pines SA - East Coast	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1626	1344	1219	1344	1288	1049	1423	1344	1288	1229	1198	1049	649	552	940	648	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)																	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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