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The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121111111111171716161617171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128510691053102183879964562449446936331527823720219041994390611011663181817281829
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.93
3:30PM
0.62
4:04AM
0.87
4:07PM
0.65
4:08AM
0.80
4:48PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.12
10:21AM
0.31
9:22PM
0.18
10:29AM
0.27
9:49PM
0.27
10:38AM
0.22
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset8:52-------8:51-------8:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141311101016181918171516183236292219161515171917
Feels °C (?)9988713131413131112132631252118141312151614
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