The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.4°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2027
1863
1712
4053
1965
1559
2481
2801
2563
6002
7612
8899
8673
8083
7187
5351
6872
6984
6628
6878
6789
6051
5922
5570
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM0.71m
1:02PM0.67m
1:29AM0.82m
1:09PM0.65m
1:54AM0.91m
1:19PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.30m
7:00PM0.24m
7:45AM0.30m
7:08PM0.15m
8:12AM0.31m
7:24PM0.08m
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clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
14
12
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
18
22
24
22
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
6
6
9
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
13
16
19
19
12
11
9
9
6
6
5
6
4
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