The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 5PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)18ft (5.5m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14702
13967
13100
11588
10226
8848
7795
6847
6067
5477
4929
4485
4372
4586
5300
5614
5614
5864
5838
5732
5333
4559
4135
4079
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
1:33PM1.01m
1:54PM1.01m
2:11PM0.98m
11:46PM0.51m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.04m
5:55AM0.03m
9:20PM0.49m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
8
7
9
10
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
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