The Cutting Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

The Cutting 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cutting sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
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5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
2.2
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1875
1602
1521
1150
1006
802
671
521
653
644
967
991
2109
1610
2150
2897
3493
3729
3152
2754
2263
3859
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM0.74m
4:19AM0.71m
2:36PM0.71m
5:13AM0.70m
2:06PM0.73m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.38m
9:31PM0.15m
9:28AM0.49m
9:44PM0.11m
9:26AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
10
9
8
5
3
3
4
8
10
9
9
8
6
7
11
13
12
9
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