Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 ACST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cactus today?

The current surf forecast for Cactus at 11AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1717171616161616161615151515151414141414891113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)278133503205305327362668235422122035185616541363122911089247465905206232095998130221672682
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
N
60
NNW
60
W
50
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.78
12:24PM
0.74
10:56AM
0.90
11:23AM
1.06
1:05AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.72
9:09PM
0.34
7:58PM
0.31
7:29PM
0.25
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise-7:35-------7:35-------7:33------
Sunset---5:52-------5:52-------5:53----
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Rain (mm)
--------------------4111
Temp. °C141314141414141313121719191716151516211511111311
Feels °C (?)910101011111199812131395222831-123
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Cactus (moderate winds from the N at Tarcoola Aero 216 km from Cactus). 2.8m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 1.6m 16s long period groundswell, also from the SW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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