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Cape Schanck Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Mornington Peninsula (24 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cape Schanck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | |
19 | 458 | 21 | 21 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 297 | 341 | 540 | 4 | 398 | 291 | 493 | 789 | 626 | 437 | 1220 | 1063 | 970 | 965 | 557 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.38m | 1:51PM1.68m | 1:29AM1.40m | 2:27PM1.70m | 2:05AM1.41m | 3:02PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.62m | 7:09AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.59m | 7:46AM0.20m | 8:33PM0.58m | 8:22AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 508 | 458 | 400 | 394 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 297 | 341 | 540 | 4 | 398 | 291 | 361 | 224 | 277 | 437 | 1220 | 1063 | 970 | 965 | 557 | 1005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 8 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 78 | 147 | 208 | 306 | 277 | 19 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 88 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | W 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 22 | 291 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 102 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 87 | 1317 | 603 | 647 | 493 | 789 | 626 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 77 | 182 | 182 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 62 | 52 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 17 | 48 |
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