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Cape Schanck ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.3
Consistency of surf: 4.7
Difficulty level: 4.7
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cape Schanck Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Victoria – Mornington Peninsula, Australia)

Dominator @ the Schanck, Cape Schanck photo

Photo credit: Adam
Surf Break: Cape Schanck

Name: Cape Schanck
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: NE

Cape Schanck in Mornington Peninsula is a fairly exposed reef break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. A reef breaks left. Best around low tide. It's often crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Cape Schanck Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cape Schanck:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Bushrangers Bay 1 mi
Second closest break Gunnamatta Beach 3 mi
Third closest break St Andrews Beach 6 mi
Fourth closest break Cyrils and Big Left 7 mi
Fifth closest break Gunnery 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Cape Schanck:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5341 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5367 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5503 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5560 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5875 mi

Tide stations nearest to Cape Schanck:

Closest tide station Port Phillip Heads, Australia 20 mi
Second closest tide station Stony Point, Australia 20 mi
Third closest tide station Geelong, Australia 37 mi
Fourth closest tide station Melbourne, Australia 44 mi
Fifth closest tide station Loutit Bay, Australia 49 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Cape Schanck:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 69 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 88 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 88 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 90 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 126 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Cape Schanck:

Closest city location Blairgowrie (Australia) 11 mi
Second closest city location Sorrento (Australia) 15 mi
Third closest city location Phillip Island (Australia) 19 mi
Fourth closest city location Cowes (Australia) 19 mi
Fifth closest city location Queenscliff (Australia) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Cape Schanck is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 61 km (38 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Cape Schanck is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 63 km (39 miles) away.
  • Third is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 86 km (53 miles) away.
  • Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Cape Schanck and is 327 km (203 miles) away.
Cape Schanck break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cape Schanck, Victoria - Mornington Peninsula. Use the tab navigation above to view Cape Schanck sea temperature, Cape Schanck photographs, Cape Schanck detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cape Schanck webcams, current wind from Victoria - Mornington Peninsula live weather stations and Cape Schanck tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cape Schanck.