Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 22 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.6
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111010101010913136712812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811721671104004373413002161901731601231374759897498661842052323
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
E
40
N
30
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.44
1:31PM
0.88
1:58AM
1.43
1:51PM
0.85
2:22AM
1.39
2:12PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.11
7:16PM
-0.02
8:28AM
0.14
7:37PM
-0.01
8:54AM
0.19
7:58PM
0.03
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset------8:21-------8:22-------8:22-
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242226242119171716161620222521212218192021201918
Feels °C (?)181820201514131414151418192216182217161718161617
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