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Cactus Surf Forecast
/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 26 Oct 2025 ACDT
How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 108 | 298 | 135 | 268 | 325 | 378 | 390 | 492 | 673 | 677 | 623 | 469 | 335 | 320 | 352 | 276 | 193 | 165 | 162 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26AM 1.39 | 2:12PM 0.91 | 2:47AM 1.31 | 2:24PM 0.82 | 3:11AM 1.20 | 2:25PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.17 | 8:06PM -0.01 | 9:09AM 0.27 | 8:19PM 0.06 | 9:35AM 0.40 | 8:25PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor
Recent clean conditions at Cactus have likely become affected by the arrival of onshore winds (light winds from the SW at ASCATB133E32S 54 km from Cactus). 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 11s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.4m 14s groundswell from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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