The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212121212121514141413999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26262803238019031750172314711281115010489708697236504869805301402166540224915271327252415
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
S
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.93
2:20AM
0.72
4:50PM
0.85
2:22AM
0.75
5:30PM
0.76
2:20AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
-0.06
9:56PM
0.52
9:23AM
-0.07
9:59PM
0.59
9:48AM
-0.04
9:45PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:35-------7:32----
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-------1-------12211--
Temp. °C191821272219181717181917161515151514121313131313
Feels °C (?)16192125212018171617181412111110107433334
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