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The Cutting Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cutting today?
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | |
1791 | 1651 | 1439 | 1220 | 1042 | 960 | 880 | 805 | 734 | 644 | 1151 | 1090 | 1090 | 1070 | 954 | 820 | 804 | 849 | 866 | 901 | 936 | 898 | 1005 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.05m | 10:11PM0.50m | 2:03PM1.05m | 10:49PM0.56m | 2:35PM1.00m | 11:32PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.01m | 9:12PM0.50m | 5:55AM-0.07m | 9:07PM0.55m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 9:07PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 1791 | 1651 | 1439 | 1220 | 1042 | 960 | 880 | 805 | 734 | 644 | 221 | 276 | 399 | 1070 | 954 | 820 | 804 | 849 | 866 | 901 | 936 | 898 | 913 | 677 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SW 21 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 77 | 251 | 251 | 148 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 404 | 395 | 528 | 622 | 632 | 700 | 748 | 853 | 832 | 1005 | 1178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | 71 | 1151 | 1090 | 1090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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