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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
20.4° 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 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 710 | 581 | 481 | 403 | 403 | 309 | 298 | 233 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 112 | 171 | 291 | 272 | 250 | 205 | 198 | 168 | 330 | 1428 | 1509 | 569 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33PM 0.64 | 2:29AM 1.34 | 1:42PM 0.68 | 2:46AM 1.24 | 1:59PM 0.71 | 3:01AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.30 | 7:17PM 0.02 | 9:09AM 0.37 | 7:37PM 0.05 | 9:18AM 0.41 | 7:58PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
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