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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 8 pm Thursday 28 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | |
129 | 125 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 350 | 501 | 453 | 472 | 465 | 241 | 563 | 616 | 761 | 698 | 471 | 403 | 344 | 338 | 364 | 319 | 282 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:58PM0.75m | 11:26AM1.21m | 11:23PM0.78m | 11:47AM1.30m | 11:46PM0.79m | 12:10PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.32m | 4:40AM0.18m | 6:01PM0.24m | 5:03AM0.13m | 6:23PM0.19m | 5:25AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 129 | 125 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 344 | 338 | 364 | 319 | 282 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 40 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 350 | 501 | 453 | 472 | 465 | 56 | 563 | 616 | 761 | 698 | 471 | 403 | 45 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 1 | 500 | 178 | 500 | 648 | 986 | 648 | 1045 | 652 | 652 | 564 | 648 | 940 | 940 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1227 | 1227 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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