The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Cutting surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111110107899999888881414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)540444318492173535105913661275994823704645409364434428492451503553431398430
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.61
3:43AM
0.93
2:03PM
0.61
4:14AM
0.87
1:59PM
0.60
4:51AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.02
9:55AM
0.46
8:44PM
0.05
10:21AM
0.52
9:02PM
0.09
10:53AM
0.58
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-7:58-------7:59--------8:00-----
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
611---------------------
Temp. °C161614111111101112111010999121312121097812
Feels °C (?)1210115531233353457656664511
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Far West

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at The Cutting (light winds from the E at Warrnambool Airport Ndb 14 km from The Cutting). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 4s local chop from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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