The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161614141414141313131313131212121111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15551685166415321248100689989972674382012532454249423452039151812931111808662450947919
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
SE
10
E
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.64
3:07PM
0.95
12:36AM
0.69
3:42PM
0.86
12:51AM
0.70
4:19PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
-0.11
8:54PM
0.58
7:57AM
-0.07
9:03PM
0.61
8:27AM
0.01
9:10PM
0.62
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---7:01-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:52-------5:51--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019202225151413131316232224232221201924242322
Feels °C (?)161614151922131312131215212022191817161519201917
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