Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cutting today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 9PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8803 | 9577 | 10091 | 11188 | 11009 | 11356 | 12032 | 11356 | 10565 | 10010 | 10080 | 10966 | 10818 | 10328 | 9529 | 8937 | 8258 | 8152 | 7905 | 7905 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM0.97m | 1:37PM0.94m | 00:01AM0.50m | 1:44PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.12m | 8:37PM0.44m | 6:22AM0.11m | 8:06PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7710 | — | 10091 | 10089 | 11009 | 11356 | 12032 | 11356 | 10565 | 10010 | 10080 | 10966 | 10818 | 10328 | 9529 | 8937 | 8258 | 8152 | 7905 | 7905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8803 | 9577 | — | 11188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 24 |
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