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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 3 am Tuesday 26 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 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
1092 | 992 | 562 | 990 | 990 | 934 | 852 | 840 | 816 | 804 | 701 | 680 | 591 | 527 | 459 | 451 | 352 | 315 | 346 | 324 | 282 | 278 | 247 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:50PM0.59m | 11:23AM0.65m | 11:35AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.41m | 2:29AM0.34m | 3:15AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1092 | 992 | 562 | 990 | 990 | 422 | 852 | 840 | 816 | 804 | 701 | 680 | 591 | 527 | 459 | 451 | 352 | 315 | 346 | 324 | 282 | 278 | 247 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 49 | 220 | 364 | 359 | 934 | 258 | 215 | 177 | — | — | 124 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 132 | 97 | 87 | 65 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 407 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 94 | 118 | 114 | 155 | 171 | 167 | 211 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 80 | 108 | 22 | 367 | 104 | 140 | 101 | 223 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 331 | 334 | 228 | 108 | 76 | 128 | 76 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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