The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
5
6
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SSW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7954
7067
5884
4338
3436
2887
2392
1949
1538
1264
1110
1126
2715
2160
2107
2157
1968
2122
2437
2229
3376
5169
6461
5720
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:00AM0.54m
3:43PM0.83m
3:48AM0.56m
3:50PM0.75m
4:46AM0.58m
3:39PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.35m
8:44AM0.24m
10:26PM0.33m
9:13AM0.33m
10:39PM0.30m
9:39AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
3
4
6
9
11
9
9
7
7
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SSW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
Energy kJ
7954
7067
5884
4338
3436
2887
2392
1949
1538
1264
1110
1126
2715
2160
2107
2157
1968
2122
2437
2229
3376
5169
6461
5720
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
SSW
24
0.5
S
9
0.8
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
20
2.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
68
58
33
4
4
98
431
711
79
71
58
52
56
39
545
1398
1907
902
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
184
401
6
3
56
142
38
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
Energy kJ
33
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
Distance (km)
331
52
35
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
98
2
0
0
0
0
17
35
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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