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The Cutting Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 25 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cutting today?
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
319 | 350 | 341 | 532 | 592 | 773 | 1092 | 1077 | 694 | 990 | 990 | 934 | 947 | 840 | 816 | 722 | 711 | 680 | 535 | 466 | 459 | 451 | 352 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:55PM0.64m | 4:50PM0.59m | 11:23AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.38m | 1:11AM0.41m | 2:29AM0.34m | 3:15AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 319 | 350 | 341 | 270 | 592 | 773 | 1092 | 1077 | 694 | 990 | 413 | 934 | 947 | 840 | 816 | 722 | 711 | 680 | 535 | 258 | 181 | 451 | 352 | 315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 125 | 237 | 532 | 261 | 146 | 90 | 92 | 225 | 359 | 990 | 262 | 220 | 181 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 466 | 459 | 111 | 104 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | ESE 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 33 | 195 | 146 | 133 | 157 | 110 | 11 | 11 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 6 | 60 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 80 | 179 | 311 | 71 | 113 | 163 | 413 | 352 | 319 | 238 | 292 | 210 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 228 | 171 | 108 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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