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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 8 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 324 | 272 | 228 | 386 | 463 | 309 | 309 | 303 | 298 | 309 | 700 | 1193 | 1554 | 1808 | 1996 | 2309 | 3420 | 1656 | 1572 | 1507 | 2317 | 1336 | 1336 | 1139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52AM 1.10 | 12:21AM 0.79 | 11:55AM 1.17 | 12:12AM 0.91 | 12:04PM 1.21 | 12:16AM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.43 | 6:34PM 0.17 | 5:38AM 0.30 | 6:23PM 0.13 | 5:50AM 0.18 | 6:22PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor
The wind is still cross-off at Cactus (moderate winds from the NE at Tarcoola Aero 216 km from Cactus). 1.0m 12s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
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