The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10565
10010
10080
11474
11106
10614
9811
9209
8823
8454
8995
8630
7600
6904
6638
6251
5793
5520
4957
4436
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:37PM0.94m
00:01AM0.50m
1:44PM0.91m
00:52AM0.62m
1:51PM0.87m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.44m
6:22AM0.11m
8:06PM0.39m
7:02AM0.13m
8:03PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
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