The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8233
7998
6776
6144
4675
3901
2787
5428
4777
4193
3377
2801
2474
2140
1864
1657
1607
1558
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM0.77m
12:51PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.16m
10:26PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
14
13
14
15
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
4
6
8
11
11
11
11
9
8
9
12
14
12
11
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