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Cactus Caves

Point Sinclair, Australia
🦈Sharks🪸Sharp reef🏝️Remote⚠️Shallow

Cactus Caves is the fearsome right-hander in the legendary Cactus Beach zone on the Great Australian Bight. While its neighbour Castles draws the crowds with its long left, Caves delivers thick, heavy barrels that break over dangerously shallow reef. The wave is strictly for advanced surfers—the take-off zone is tight, the barrel is square, and the reef below is unforgiving. Set in one of Australia's most remote and shark-infested stretches of coastline, reaching Caves requires a long drive from Ceduna followed by a dirt road to basic camping at Point Sinclair.

3-Day Forecast
Tue
17
44
Poor
1.6m
@15s
30km/h
Wed
18
29
Poor
1.4m
@16s
26km/h
Thu
19
34
Poor
1.6m
@15s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
SSW(207°)
Score: 12/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
30km/h
SSE(154°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm74%
Windswell Component
1.1mSSE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.7mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:42 am
Low tide - -0.57m
12:18 pm
High tide - 0.45m
6:02 pm
Low tide - -0.53m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

44
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score57/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score44/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score44

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
170° - 250°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (30°)
Offshore range
350° - 70°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.8m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Dirt road from Penong. Basic camping at Point Sinclair. No facilities.

Best Season

Peak: Jun-Aug

Secondary: May, Sep

Winter for biggest swells. Autumn can be cleaner.

Getting There

Airport
CED
Drive time
80 min
Data quality
verified

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