The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
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5
2
2
4
!
3
!
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0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4993
4766
3868
5189
4853
3979
3154
2903
2747
2201
4249
4721
3385
8132
8564
7881
7980
9543
11163
10089
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:10PM0.93m
1:19PM0.97m
1:29PM0.97m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.15m
4:13AM0.16m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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