The Cutting surf break

The Cutting surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cutting today?

The current surf forecast for The Cutting at 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111212121010101010101112161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22192020166715278826355054414434413863403403263842704274063704249284595811255
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.95
12:13AM
0.55
1:34PM
1.01
12:09AM
0.55
2:03PM
1.04
12:12AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.16
7:43PM
0.34
6:15AM
0.06
8:08PM
0.40
6:33AM
-0.03
8:28PM
0.47
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:58-------6:58--------7:00------
Sunset---5:59-------5:58-------5:55----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121313121010911141921201816151515171615151615
Feels °C (?)99101096656101519181513121314151413131211
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