The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.0°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
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4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3557
3162
2792
2424
2295
2197
2129
1832
1632
1441
1273
1107
790
704
628
488
418
346
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:03AM0.78m
1:07PM0.77m
1:33AM0.86m
1:16PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.26m
7:08AM0.22m
7:12PM0.17m
7:37AM0.25m
7:26PM0.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
15
16
16
18
21
20
17
16
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
17
15
11
11
9
12
15
16
15
14
11
9
10
10
9
10
9
6
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