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The Cutting Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cutting surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cutting today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
221 | 215 | 180 | 242 | 196 | 255 | 214 | 865 | 1003 | 1532 | 1875 | 2254 | 2566 | 2985 | 3928 | 5661 | 4507 | 4186 | 3673 | 3131 | 2710 | 2206 | 1731 | 1302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:30PM0.46m | 12:23PM0.91m | 10:18PM0.46m | 12:49PM0.95m | 10:53PM0.47m | 1:17PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.45m | 4:23AM0.16m | 7:49PM0.44m | 4:54AM0.12m | 8:06PM0.43m | 5:26AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 15 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 221 | 215 | 180 | 242 | 196 | 148 | 150 | 175 | 139 | 2 | 58 | — | 12 | 31 | — | 4800 | 4507 | 4186 | 3673 | 3131 | 2710 | 2206 | 1731 | 1302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 17 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 106 | 98 | 107 | 57 | 58 | 190 | 214 | 2 | 27 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 11 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 52 | 91 | 132 | 255 | 209 | 865 | 1003 | 1532 | 1875 | 2254 | 2566 | 2985 | 3928 | 5661 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 80 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 158 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 89 | 302 |
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