The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6034
5024
3924
3060
2647
2415
2345
2002
2012
1783
1668
1537
1319
1210
1006
882
786
724
645
634
645
767
852
852
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM0.39m
12:13PM0.81m
00:26AM0.44m
12:20PM0.83m
00:14AM0.53m
12:31PM0.82m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.39m
7:49PM0.33m
5:04AM0.32m
7:14PM0.33m
5:43AM0.27m
6:58PM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
13
14
15
15
14
13
15
17
22
19
18
19
19
17
15
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
5
7
10
10
11
11
11
9
11
15
20
16
17
17
17
15
13
12
14
12
10
11
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