The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
1
0
0
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0
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2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2140
2610
1663
1564
3492
3574
3133
2887
2774
2549
2254
2221
1952
1677
1626
1439
1369
1272
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:28AM0.87m
12:56PM0.56m
1:51AM0.96m
12:55PM0.53m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.24m
8:02AM0.32m
6:44PM0.16m
8:33AM0.34m
6:54PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:28
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Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
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