The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 10AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
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0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
4
W
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3222
2925
2550
2404
2298
2083
1776
1626
1649
1468
1321
978
862
898
1034
4543
6165
8697
8688
8420
10184
10076
9427
10693
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
W
35
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:17PM0.71m
12:30PM0.82m
12:45PM0.92m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.21m
11:24PM0.16m
00:08AM0.12m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
7
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
14
9
8
8
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
9
9
7
5
4
3
4
3
6
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
5
4
5
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