The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° 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 5PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
2
1
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
W
2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)121211151514131214141414141313121212111111121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15131403117016953419334139223854285662566057520443703621323426832219202016671500798635505512
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.73
12:16AM
0.64
12:45PM
0.85
12:17AM
0.58
1:08PM
0.95
12:13AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.31
6:38PM
0.31
6:07AM
0.25
7:12PM
0.31
6:06AM
0.16
7:43PM
0.34
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00-------5:59----
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-1---1--------------
Temp. °C131719151514131313131313131311111011121412121211
Feels °C (?)8111310109887677898881010119987
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