The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
12
6.5
SW
13
7.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2322
1862
1736
2023
3416
3394
4375
8408
14448
25485
22091
18313
13986
10273
8400
5898
4356
3670
3160
2692
2392
1969
1799
1544
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
WNW
50
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM0.92m
1:30PM0.95m
00:00AM0.43m
1:48PM0.97m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.21m
5:21AM0.17m
9:02PM0.39m
6:05AM0.13m
8:47PM0.38m
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light rain
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
2
5
4
3
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
8
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