The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 12AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6711
6921
8008
9566
9086
8658
8711
8760
8233
7956
6776
6144
4675
3901
2787
5428
4978
4193
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
0
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
5:45AM0.64m
1:57PM0.74m
1:16PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.11m
8:47AM0.61m
10:11PM0.16m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
6
6
5
6
8
12
13
9
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