Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 130 | 219 | 36 | 739 | 693 | 640 | 606 | 1002 | 600 | 58 | 24 | 3650 | 4822 | 4235 | 3968 | 3777 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.60m | 5:26AM1.54m | 5:01PM1.53m | 6:06AM1.46m | 5:31PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.62m | 11:33PM0.25m | 11:48AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 175 | 587 | 739 | 693 | 640 | 606 | 1002 | 1206 | 2529 | 2821 | 3650 | 4822 | 4235 | 3968 | 3777 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 132 | 130 | 219 | 10 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 460 | 379 | 600 | 58 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 117 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 23 | 7 | 24 | — | 76 | 97 | 360 | 129 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 7 | — | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 92 | — | 99 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 667 | 2906 | 2671 | 2671 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 78 | 49 | 52 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 13 |
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