The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.2° 

The Cutting surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Cutting today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
2.3
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
1536
511
450
561
561
561
954
869
861
708
1587
1942
2612
2834
2803
2939
2856
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20AM0.88m
1:29PM0.68m
4:53AM0.79m
1:44PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:33PM-0.07m
9:56AM0.60m
9:03PM0.00m
10:06AM0.61m
9:29PM0.11m
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light rain
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Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
11
12
13
12
12
12
10
8
10
9
10
10
8
10
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