The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 4AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jun)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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)
!
!
!
3
4
3
3
!
!
0
!
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.8
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6048
4804
4959
4043
3710
3039
3132
4022
3466
3468
3913
2055
3300
3440
3153
3254
2984
2630
2201
1438
1089
1771
1384
1138
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:08PM0.89m
12:39PM0.98m
1:11PM1.03m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.21m
3:03AM0.13m
3:56AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
5
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
17
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
10
13
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
8
8
10
8
7
8
9
9
11
10
8
6
5
4
6
6
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.8
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6048
4804
4959
4043
3710
3039
3132
4022
3466
3468
3913
2055
3300
3440
3153
3254
2984
2630
2201
1438
1089
1771
1384
1138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
0.3
SSW
12
1.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
1.7
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
703
30
1124
118
456
494
743
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1.8
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
13
21
138
26
585
349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
130
130
302
318
468
130
76
76
76
76
76
24
24
24
17
89
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
7
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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