The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
!
4
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1281
1281
1207
1131
1131
1149
1003
932
1325
1485
1676
2258
2783
2605
2842
3307
3269
4386
3803
3792
3745
3905
3757
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM0.62m
10:47PM0.61m
11:57AM0.57m
10:55PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.38m
5:47AM0.40m
5:22PM0.44m
5:13AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
20
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
Energy kJ
1387
1281
1281
1207
1131
1131
1149
1003
932
1325
1485
1537
1594
1475
1365
2842
3307
3269
4386
3803
3792
3745
3905
3757
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
3
13
65
222
487
814
1397
1676
2258
2783
2605
1077
594
594
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
76
76
24
24
17
17
0
4
24
76
76
2
0
0
0
0
24
76
17
35
89
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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