The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
!
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0
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1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
5
5
5
5
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0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5013
4626
3845
3153
2546
2034
1794
1573
1493
1450
1545
1545
1657
1991
1519
2095
2150
2402
4878
5080
4663
5428
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM0.67m
1:10PM0.82m
1:00PM0.86m
12:55PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.67m
9:41PM0.06m
10:05PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
4
3
5
6
5
6
5
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