The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
2054
1281
1741
1649
1500
1407
1184
1133
1218
1200
1028
892
798
798
784
872
933
859
2947
4335
4058
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
N
5
E
0
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:11AM0.72m
1:42PM0.64m
6:16AM0.64m
12:31PM0.65m
12:02PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.59m
9:35PM0.19m
9:06AM0.63m
9:22PM0.27m
8:25PM0.33m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
24
26
25
25
24
21
20
21
23
26
26
17
15
14
15
16
17
19
20
18
19
Feels °C
12
20
21
21
22
20
18
16
18
18
20
23
16
15
15
15
17
18
20
19
17
18
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