
Legendary remote surf destination on the far west coast of SA — Cactus Beach is raw, unpolished, and utterly addictive. The Southern Ocean tides here are powerful and consistent, wrapping around the point breaks that have made this isolated stretch of coastline a must-visit for every travelling surfer.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at South Australia locations.
Smaller swells, beach days, afternoon sea breeze.
Reliable Southerly swells, settled conditions.
Maximum Southern Ocean power.
Improving conditions, building toward autumn.
Annual tide statistics computed from published BOM 2026 predictions for Cactus Beach. Times use the location time zone (Australia/Adelaide).
2.28m on 1 Jun at 13:08
0.16m on 20 Mar at 08:22
0.99m between high and low
August — highest avg high tides
Mixed semi-diurnal — unequal highs and lows
2.12m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from BOM. Times use Australia/Adelaide.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 01:05 · 1.8m, 13:03 · 1.74m | 07:44 · 0.26m, 19:04 · 0.36m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 01:19 · 1.97m, 13:34 · 1.65m | 08:11 · 0.27m, 19:27 · 0.31m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 01:37 · 2.09m, 14:05 · 1.52m | 08:40 · 0.35m, 19:47 · 0.29m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 01:57 · 2.15m, 14:37 · 1.37m | 09:09 · 0.51m, 20:06 · 0.28m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 02:16 · 2.13m, 15:11 · 1.21m | 09:36 · 0.71m, 20:25 · 0.3m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 02:35 · 2.04m, 15:45 · 1.06m | 12:26 · 0.88m, 20:45 · 0.34m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 02:52 · 1.9m, 10:42 · 1.12m | 08:00 · 0.99m, 21:05 · 0.42m |