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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 ACDT
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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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Cactus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414151414141414131313131212121210661114101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1533117912121006810921752617617623282231181172265211146154143399536322169196
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
35
ESE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
1.42
1:13PM
0.89
1:35AM
1.44
1:31PM
0.88
1:58AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.01
7:44AM
0.09
6:56PM
-0.01
8:05AM
0.11
7:16PM
-0.02
8:28AM
0.14
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset--8:19-------8:20-------8:21-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------1-----1----------
Temp. °C161615151617172027292925272527252320181717161619
Feels °C (?)1110871111101323242618201921201815141415131517
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