The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 11PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
2 PM
5 PM
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)
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3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6710
6012
5292
4957
4455
3866
3545
3292
2946
2546
2278
1778
1623
1346
1147
1034
878
784
724
634
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM0.56m
3:16AM1.02m
12:59PM0.61m
3:47AM0.97m
1:12PM0.66m
Low Tide
7:36PM-0.07m
9:36AM0.52m
8:03PM-0.09m
9:47AM0.57m
8:33PM-0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
19
23
23
23
20
20
20
16
17
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
17
21
21
19
16
15
14
12
13
10
10
10
12
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