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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 2 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 186 | 180 | 164 | 117 | 109 | 205 | 184 | 206 | 114 | 158 | 157 | 299 | 348 | 203 | 251 | 248 | 209 | 287 | 236 | 209 | 209 | 227 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 160 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 132 | 212 | 400 | 825 | 1863 | 2042 | 2140 | 2744 | 2985 | 1707 | 2548 | 1513 | 1297 | 1169 | 1169 | 911 | 1918 | 1760 | 2390 | 2359 | 2390 | 2421 | 2421 | 2102 | 1882 | 1669 | 1505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 1.43 | 12:40AM 0.76 | 1:35PM 1.35 | 12:39AM 0.78 | 1:50PM 1.24 | 12:42AM 0.80 | 2:03PM 1.12 | 12:44AM 0.79 | 2:11PM 1.00 | 12:35AM 0.76 | 2:06PM 0.87 | 11:52PM 0.72 | 1:15PM 0.78 | 10:55PM 0.75 | 11:56AM 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:48PM 0.28 | 6:34AM -0.07 | 7:56PM 0.38 | 6:47AM -0.05 | 8:00PM 0.45 | 7:00AM 0.01 | 8:04PM 0.51 | 7:09AM 0.11 | 8:03PM 0.56 | 7:04AM 0.23 | 7:39PM 0.61 | 6:26AM 0.33 | 6:17PM 0.61 | 5:27AM 0.34 | 5:21PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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