The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121312121416141414131313131212121212121212121514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95910068687731203235226262803238019031874163414711281106510598998697235935374354531196
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
0.96
2:19AM
0.68
4:16PM
0.93
2:20AM
0.72
4:50PM
0.85
2:22AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.43
9:00AM
-0.06
9:56PM
0.52
9:23AM
-0.07
9:59PM
0.59
9:48AM
-0.04
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:35------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222122212123211819242421201918202019171615151414
Feels °C (?)1916191919201919182222201918181918171514111197
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