Cactus 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.09° S 132.98° E

Issued: 3 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cactus sea temperature is

18.4°C

Cactus surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cactus today (25 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (25 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 25				Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	1480	874	769	686	706	716	706	686	656	859	503	495	488	473	369	363	305	252	244
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SE	ENE	ENE	N	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					1:08AM1.41m				1:18PM1.04m					1:31AM1.49m				1:36PM0.94m
Low Tide			6:49PM-0.02m					7:31AM-0.04m			7:03PM-0.03m					7:59AM-0.01m			7:17PM-0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	16	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	11	11	11	9	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	10	13	12	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1077	1480	874	769	686	706	716	706	686	656	859	503	495	488	473	369	363	305	252	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	9	8	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	—	970	72	—	—	—	—	—	51	49	647	14	10	—	—	—	55	10	31	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1288	1344	1052	0	0	0	0	0	361	361	491	361	0	0	0	0	510	552	491	491
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor				Cunns	Witzigs	Spoggies	Witzigs	Spoggies					Cunns	Cunns	Witzigs	Witzigs
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3	3					2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Ahijedero Mexico	Hossegor - Les Culs Nuls France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Bancoora Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Papa Tangaroa Chile
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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