The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 4AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4637
4056
3415
3020
2421
1941
1760
1760
1501
3136
3222
2925
2550
2404
2298
2111
1776
1626
1690
1325
1179
978
965
2493
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM0.60m
2:55PM0.66m
1:17PM0.71m
12:30PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.26m
9:49AM0.56m
11:02PM0.21m
11:24PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
7
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
12
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
10
Feels °C
10
8
6
6
6
6
10
12
9
8
7
6
6
4
8
10
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
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