Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 19 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141415151514141514141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59073610026506597671091127914471179121210068101241811569577491414273181172218193
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
35
ESE
30
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
1.37
12:55PM
0.89
1:14AM
1.42
1:13PM
0.89
1:35AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.05
7:23AM
0.10
6:38PM
0.01
7:44AM
0.09
6:56PM
-0.01
8:05AM
0.11
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset--8:17-------8:19-------8:20-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--2---1-
Temp. °C171715151514141516151516171716182428242725262630
Feels °C (?)14131010109899991012109112022201919211722
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