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The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AEDT
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
16.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 9AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
0
1
1
2
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4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
1.8
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)201918181716161616151414141414131312121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45010771385281027962438232021193953151941355090547751965021437835863241283427892665275230313370
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.97
1:42PM
0.48
2:44AM
0.97
2:05PM
0.56
2:57AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
0.35
7:26PM
0.14
9:24AM
0.34
7:58PM
0.12
9:20AM
0.31
8:29PM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset------8:27-------8:25-------8:23-
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C242625292217161515141417181918161514151718181616
Feels °C (?)212119231712111111101112131415141312141616161515
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