The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
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
Period(s) (?)101112161616151515141414131313131313171616161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347326376264427406435424418590573123612881249123012301129936155518061664153213661092
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
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)
8:08PM
0.40
6:33AM
-0.03
8:28PM
0.47
6:58AM
-0.09
8:42PM
0.53
7:27AM
-0.11
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset-------5:55-------5:54-------5:52
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201715151515151515151414141723232422202020212314
Feels °C (?)181514151515141514141312111522212117151516171910
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