The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
13.8° 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 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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3
2
4
3
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3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121112121314141615141414141313131212121111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5094656137945196155191794020700135671144410277202018457718855494556340526221952145730051658229318661709
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
10
W
15
NNE
30
N
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.69
1:24PM
0.80
1:07PM
0.81
12:45PM
0.82
2:04AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.65
9:35PM
0.07
9:55PM
0.18
9:41PM
0.30
3:34AM
0.34
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1--111--------------1
Temp. °C1113141311101099111212111097713171614121414
Feels °C (?)566543201345764116101012977
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Far West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Cutting (moderate winds from the WNW at WarrnamboolAirportNdb 14 km from The Cutting). A 3.9m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here

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Actual: 43 min ago

24 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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