The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
4
4
2
3
2
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4
5
5
5
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
1006
821
2758
4103
4005
5058
6115
6043
5311
4471
4013
3493
3152
2491
2326
2714
5366
4701
4701
4920
5277
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:02PM0.68m
3:05AM0.47m
12:12PM0.70m
1:11AM0.53m
12:27PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.33m
4:45AM0.47m
7:26PM0.34m
6:07AM0.41m
6:57PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:37
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6:33
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7:52
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7:53
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Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
19
26
29
29
26
22
21
20
20
26
24
19
15
14
Feels °C
13
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
16
21
25
27
24
19
18
15
15
22
20
17
14
13
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