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Cactus surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 21 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 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1.4
WSW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121212911111114101010101356
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88692181161753653828219618117226521113747836823740426121816616342796103
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
1.42
1:13PM
0.89
1:35AM
1.44
1:31PM
0.88
1:58AM
1.43
1:51PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.09
6:56PM
-0.01
8:05AM
0.11
7:16PM
-0.02
8:28AM
0.14
7:37PM
-0.01
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset------8:20-------8:21-------8:22-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-2-1--------------
Temp. °C161718202527262123232523222018171716162123212018
Feels °C (?)111212142324221817171918171614141614141921161514
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