Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cutting today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 10AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cutting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3434 | 3060 | 2763 | 2431 | 4764 | 4586 | 4110 | 4119 | 4021 | 3753 | 3676 | 3436 | 2822 | 2422 | 1952 | 1767 | 2356 | 3204 | 3395 | 2933 | 2643 | 2885 | 4324 | 3606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:28AM0.83m | 1:49PM0.72m | 3:59AM0.76m | 1:43PM0.71m | 4:38AM0.67m | 1:21PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.48m | 8:45PM0.05m | 9:03AM0.54m | 9:02PM0.10m | 8:38AM0.60m | 9:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 3434 | 3060 | 2763 | 1764 | 4764 | 4586 | 4110 | 4119 | 4021 | 3753 | 3676 | 3436 | 2822 | 2422 | 1952 | 1767 | 2356 | 3204 | 3395 | 2933 | 2643 | 2004 | 1737 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 253 | 894 | 1074 | 2431 | 1387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 29 | 2885 | 4324 | 3606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 4 | 80 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 121 | 452 | 80 | 80 | 108 | 129 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 130 | 656 | 108 | 129 | 128 |
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