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The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2.2
ESE
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)9915141414148141413131313131312871224222120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8407163096766675735496655604223984373303202692242172142142482714008981299
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
30
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.96
11:57AM
0.37
2:41AM
0.99
1:04PM
0.42
3:02AM
1.01
1:44PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.37
6:33PM
0.14
10:18AM
0.39
7:14PM
0.10
10:08AM
0.38
7:49PM
0.08
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:24-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset------8:53-------8:52-------8:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------111-------
Temp. °C161516222324241818172126242119211918191921191816
Feels °C (?)121113191919201515141822221618181516171718151414
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