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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 3 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 ACDTForecast 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 711 | 1045 | 1196 | 1179 | 1212 | 474 | 1060 | 1063 | 1123 | 1204 | 1179 | 1063 | 1130 | 885 | 778 | 755 | 663 | 790 | 865 | 946 | 946 | 340 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 0.78 | 11:40PM 0.74 | 10:32AM 0.79 | 11:36PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 0.45 | 4:43PM 0.37 | 5:00AM 0.55 | 5:01PM 0.31 | 5:51AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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