Cactus Beach

Cactus Beach is an SW-facing reef break in Penong, South Australia, Australia. It picks up swell from SE to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 48% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

SW (230°)

Best swell

S to W (190°–260°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to W (145° to 266°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

None yet