The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.2°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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 10PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
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4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9825
9400
9012
8593
8830
8289
8044
7631
7734
7514
7334
6537
5641
4766
3874
3470
2919
2650
2761
2831
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM0.76m
1:11PM0.74m
1:33AM0.44m
1:00PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.26m
9:00PM0.37m
5:48AM0.38m
7:36PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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7:38
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
9
10
12
11
10
8
7
7
15
21
22
18
16
Feels °C
4
5
7
6
6
5
3
5
6
8
7
5
4
2
2
12
18
19
15
12
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