The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
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0
0
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
12
6
SW
15
6
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
963
999
1132
1310
1310
1626
1751
1915
2462
1982
1764
2049
3284
3394
4654
10486
9223
14899
16844
15656
13338
9128
9098
5087
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:55PM0.88m
1:12PM0.92m
1:30PM0.95m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.23m
4:17AM0.21m
5:21AM0.17m
9:02PM0.39m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
14
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
6
6
5
8
10
8
5
6
5
4
5
4
-2
0
-1
1
-1
0
1
2
4
3
4
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