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The Cutting Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cutting surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cutting today?
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | |
1105 | 1327 | 1174 | 4077 | 4175 | 3864 | 3275 | 2834 | 2317 | 1914 | 1810 | 2103 | 2012 | 1952 | 1819 | 1558 | 1439 | 1220 | 1042 | 880 | 805 | 805 | 865 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:32PM0.94m | 10:23PM0.42m | 1:00PM1.02m | 10:04PM0.44m | 1:31PM1.05m | 10:11PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.40m | 4:55AM0.09m | 8:55PM0.44m | 5:22AM-0.01m | 9:12PM0.50m | 5:55AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 1105 | 1327 | 1110 | 4077 | 4175 | 3864 | 3275 | 2834 | 2317 | 1914 | 1810 | 2103 | 2012 | 1952 | 1819 | 1558 | 1439 | 1220 | 1042 | 880 | 805 | 805 | 865 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 1174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 77 | 251 | 251 | 361 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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