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/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
622 | 488 | 422 | 371 | 364 | 364 | 319 | 277 | 287 | 386 | 380 | 326 | 306 | 248 | 261 | 719 | 1199 | 1896 | 2633 | 2854 | 2736 | 2629 | 2613 | 2549 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.79m | 12:10PM1.35m | 00:08AM0.80m | 12:34PM1.37m | 00:29AM0.80m | 12:58PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.19m | 5:25AM0.09m | 6:46PM0.17m | 5:48AM0.06m | 7:09PM0.17m | 6:11AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 488 | 422 | 371 | 364 | 364 | 319 | 277 | 287 | 386 | 380 | 326 | 306 | 248 | 212 | 167 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | — | E 5 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 622 | 47 | 44 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 39 | 261 | 719 | 1199 | 1896 | 2633 | 2854 | 2736 | 2629 | 2613 | 2549 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1056 | 941 | 1219 | 1219 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 1 | 564 | 564 | 1 | 651 | 1149 | 1227 | 1361 | 1406 | 1406 | 1344 | 1228 | 1149 | 1228 | 1227 | 1227 |
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