The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
16.1° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121616161515151414141313131313131716161616141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3762644274064354244185905731236128812491230123011299361555182916641532136610061077821
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.55
2:03PM
1.04
12:12AM
0.59
2:35PM
1.01
12:21AM
0.64
3:07PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
-0.03
8:28PM
0.47
6:58AM
-0.09
8:42PM
0.53
7:27AM
-0.11
8:54PM
0.58
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---7:00-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset-----5:55-------5:54-------5:52--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514131415151414131416232324232020202124181413
Feels °C (?)141413121315141313111214222221191515151720161110
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