The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3068
3286
3612
3197
3306
3261
2763
2724
2140
2610
1785
1663
2687
2609
2570
2762
2499
2288
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM0.76m
12:52PM0.61m
1:28AM0.87m
12:56PM0.56m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.29m
7:28AM0.32m
6:41PM0.24m
8:02AM0.32m
6:44PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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7:57
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7:58
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 mm
3
2
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3
5
1
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
6
8
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
7
7
7
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