The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5.5
SW
6
SW
6
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111112121112121212101213141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26221966144811261046125915081542142713421422147135135731103191415813396124911068184988070752474596517
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
35
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.82
2:04AM
0.34
12:35PM
0.82
12:01AM
0.44
12:35PM
0.81
12:09AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.30
3:34AM
0.34
8:07PM
0.38
5:16AM
0.28
7:13PM
0.37
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:22-------6:22----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------13211------11
Temp. °C71317191614121010141714910991010111111111212
Feels °C (?)269141310866911711-1-211344456
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Far West

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at The Cutting (strong winds from the NNW at WarrnamboolAirportNdb 14 km from The Cutting). A 2.1m groundswell from the SW

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Actual: 46 min ago

41 km/h
NNW
Cross-Off
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