Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141415151514141413131313131212121212121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162612892021250216692383194219902063190417561594145212901100944724590479373361236706479
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
40
SW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
45
N
50
N
45
NNW
45
NW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.42
8:12PM
1.30
9:13AM
1.34
9:41PM
1.25
10:22AM
1.30
11:11PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.68
2:36AM
0.56
3:33PM
0.69
3:58AM
0.66
4:49PM
0.63
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:39-------7:40----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312121313111213121212121313161619232316131413
Feels °C (?)8766575677810997968131598910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Mornington Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Cape Schanck (light winds from the W at Frankston 43 km from Cape Schanck). No surfable waves

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43 km away, 37 min ago

15 km/h
W
0.0
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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