The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5488
5805
5864
6206
6375
5732
5333
4559
4343
4408
4765
5401
5145
4490
3962
3224
2985
2763
2557
2334
1866
1684
1457
1117
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:11PM0.98m
11:46PM0.51m
2:25PM0.94m
1:05AM0.58m
2:38PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.03m
9:20PM0.49m
6:46AM0.04m
8:53PM0.44m
7:29AM0.09m
8:57PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
8
7
6
9
11
11
9
9
7
6
7
11
12
13
9
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