The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.5°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
197
164
134
125
196
176
251
289
250
317
289
361
754
1124
1124
1628
2054
1281
1788
1649
1521
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:15PM0.65m
4:34AM0.80m
2:11PM0.64m
5:11AM0.72m
1:42PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.49m
9:08PM0.07m
10:10AM0.54m
9:26PM0.12m
10:16AM0.59m
9:35PM0.19m
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clear
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6:41
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6:39
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Temp °C
17
20
23
21
22
20
18
18
18
22
25
23
23
22
19
19
18
23
26
26
25
22
Feels °C
13
16
21
18
19
17
14
14
14
18
22
21
20
20
15
14
14
19
21
22
22
19
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