Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141313141414151414141413131313131312121212121116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696570704917127313741432129011551033813778618609488480466386374374392355288783
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
1.66
2:35AM
1.58
3:17PM
1.78
3:12AM
1.64
4:00PM
1.85
3:49AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.31
8:40PM
0.40
8:50AM
0.15
9:22PM
0.39
9:29AM
0.02
10:02PM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616171717171615161822201821181818181819191817
Feels °C (?)151514141414151515161820171720181818171617171615
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