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The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131313131312810111213141413131212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17441544141713951374126610091238281039445515581564945880451238132440197916811287878661540367
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.63
4:19AM
0.82
4:58PM
0.63
4:26AM
0.78
5:57PM
0.61
4:25AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.29
9:48PM
0.26
10:58AM
0.24
10:15PM
0.37
11:23AM
0.20
10:35PM
0.47
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:55-------8:55-------8:55---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202325221919171516171716151414141314151414131212
Feels °C (?)2023201814141178910999878910910988
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