Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 ACDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 3PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Nov)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Nov)6ft (1.8m)15s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151414111313131313131112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11801137124013331493136314131273123858986511921094710581581258376383440505268355355
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SE
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.80
12:11AM
1.06
11:56AM
0.85
12:21AM
1.19
12:16PM
0.88
12:36AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.42
5:39PM
0.23
6:26AM
0.31
5:48PM
0.16
6:42AM
0.21
6:03PM
0.10
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:16---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616171716161615161616161515151517191717161616
Feels °C (?)101110101111111110121212121313161517171313131414
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