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Cuttagee

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

31Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 6 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
36kJ
Wind
NNE 7 kn
Temp
22°C

Tue 3 · 40 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
37kJ
Wind
WSW 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 22 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
E 5 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 30 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
69kJ
Wind
SW 9 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 47 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
101kJ
Wind
NNW 3 kn
Temp
19°C

Sat 7 · 20 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
58kJ
Wind
SSW 11 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 16 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
82kJ
Wind
SSW 12 kn
Temp
15°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 151, fair
  2. Mon 216, too small
  3. Tue 340, poor
  4. Wed 422, too small
  5. Thu 530, poor
  6. Fri 647, fair
  7. Sat 720, too small
  8. Sun 816, poor
  9. Mon 947, fair
  10. Tue 1055, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cuttagee, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov51, fair3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots19°C
Mon 2Nov16, too small2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)36kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots22°C
Tue 3Nov40, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)37kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 4Nov22, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the east, 5 knots20°C
Thu 5Nov30, poor3 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 6Nov47, fair4 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)101kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots19°C
Sat 7Nov20, too small3 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)58kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots18°C
Sun 8Nov16, poor3 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)82kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots15°C
Mon 9Nov47, fair4 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)125kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov55, fair4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)134kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot19°C
Wed 11Nov58, fair4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)209kJwind from the north, 6 knots16°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 02:02 +0.2 mLow 07:17 −0.3 mHigh 13:52 +0.8 mLow 21:00 −0.7 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:13 +0.3 mLow 08:34 −0.3 mHigh 14:59 +0.7 mLow 22:04 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:21 +0.3 mLow 09:56 −0.3 mHigh 16:07 +0.6 mLow 23:02 −0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

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About Cuttagee

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (84°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (264°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bermagui, 8.2 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,900–US$3,600 each

about US$1,900–US$3,600 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$931–US$1,940
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$1,900–US$3,600

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Bermagui

14 min by car · 17 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 17 places to stay in Bermagui · Booking.com

About Bermagui its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 31h 50m

About 31h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MYA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.