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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)--
Afternoon (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Dec)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131312612121514131313121212121214151515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4246006686881301461481182812462391991841751751721722035817631034148413371110
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.62
3:18AM
0.85
1:57AM
0.78
12:04AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.48
10:56AM
0.46
3:40PM
0.46
7:16AM
0.52
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset--8:37-------8:37-------8:38-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211918181717171718181716161616171817171615151416
Feels °C (?)1714131313131312131312121213141314121211910910
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