The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 2PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
19
5.5
SSW
18
5.5
SSW
18
6
SSW
17
6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1082
754
854
772
2002
2205
1451
2095
2150
2402
5128
5019
5105
5898
7763
9912
11261
20716
19751
19240
20184
20783
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:00PM0.86m
12:55PM0.88m
12:53PM0.88m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.15m
10:14PM0.26m
8:56PM0.37m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
5
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
7
7
6
4
2
5
6
5
5
4
2
1
1
3
3
4
5
4
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