The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 12AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
2
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3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2919
2650
2796
2831
2643
2610
2578
2796
2905
2687
2653
2140
1915
3385
4493
3184
2531
1773
2719
3017
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM0.72m
00:55AM0.57m
12:58PM0.69m
1:08AM0.71m
1:02PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.38m
6:39AM0.33m
7:04PM0.32m
7:14AM0.30m
7:00PM0.24m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
21
22
18
15
14
16
16
20
24
23
17
17
14
11
11
15
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
17
18
14
11
8
8
8
13
19
19
10
12
9
6
6
9
12
10
9
10
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