The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
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0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3039
3001
2758
2372
2278
2119
2114
1785
1358
1197
933
823
2087
1856
2694
5663
6548
5682
4993
4545
3680
3353
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
N
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:30PM0.79m
1:10PM0.87m
1:10PM0.93m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.07m
11:00PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
3
2
9
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
7
6
6
5
6
3
3
3
4
5
7
9
8
8
6
9
6
5
5
5
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