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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 Sunday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cactus today?
The current surf forecast for Cactus at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
495 | 560 | 495 | 480 | 418 | 398 | 367 | 277 | 403 | 232 | 190 | 245 | 273 | 320 | 338 | 332 | 363 | 357 | 344 | 298 | 263 | 258 | 251 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:36AM0.70m | 1:05PM1.46m | 00:41AM0.65m | 1:28PM1.39m | 00:40AM0.65m | 1:48PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.13m | 6:04AM0.03m | 7:54PM0.24m | 6:18AM0.01m | 8:13PM0.36m | 6:32AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 495 | 560 | 495 | 480 | 418 | 398 | 367 | 277 | 403 | 232 | 190 | 245 | 60 | 58 | 338 | 332 | 112 | 357 | 344 | 298 | 263 | 258 | 224 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 93 | 112 | 155 | — | 155 | 192 | 188 | 169 | 211 | 251 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | — | 6 | 5 | 96 | 273 | 320 | 35 | 80 | 363 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 632 | 649 | 583 | 583 | 648 | 552 | 552 | 940 | 1035 | 1049 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nullarbor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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