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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 am Friday 08 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cutting today?
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
12055 | 12486 | 11042 | 10059 | 8986 | 8039 | 7093 | 6271 | 5508 | 4533 | 3805 | 3210 | 2721 | 2366 | 2033 | 1707 | 1536 | 1536 | 1471 | 1496 | 1520 | 1694 | 1777 | 1807 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:51PM0.83m | 00:55AM0.56m | 4:33PM0.77m | 5:33PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.09m | 10:23PM0.54m | 8:23AM0.15m | 8:32AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | 5:31 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | — | 11491 | 11042 | 10059 | 8986 | 8039 | 7093 | 6271 | 5508 | 4533 | 3805 | 3210 | 2721 | 2366 | 2033 | 1707 | 1536 | 1536 | 1471 | 1496 | 1520 | 1694 | 1777 | 1807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12055 | 12486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 477 | 787 | 566 | 145 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 108 | 145 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
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