The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 3AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
4
5
6
6
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!
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5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SSW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1968
2122
2437
2229
3117
4684
6461
5946
4637
4056
3415
3020
2421
1941
1760
1760
1663
3376
3222
3092
2550
2404
2298
2111
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46AM0.58m
3:39PM0.69m
6:13AM0.60m
2:55PM0.66m
1:17PM0.71m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.30m
9:39AM0.44m
10:50PM0.26m
9:49AM0.56m
11:02PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
9
9
9
8
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
6
6
6
5
9
10
10
7
7
6
6
6
9
12
10
8
7
6
6
5
10
9
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