The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
3
3
3
2
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4
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2076
2174
2274
2415
2711
2911
3169
3216
3264
3312
3898
3659
3710
3056
6625
5469
4586
4070
3439
2907
2264
1889
1647
1736
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
ENE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:18AM0.68m
1:44PM0.86m
1:45AM0.75m
1:52PM0.81m
2:13AM0.81m
1:57PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.16m
7:55PM0.24m
7:44AM0.20m
8:01PM0.18m
8:12AM0.26m
8:11PM0.12m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
4
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
15
14
13
11
10
15
18
17
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
12
13
13
11
8
6
4
7
10
10
7
8
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