Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
410
447
440
17
458
21
21
331
331
326
265
256
265
424
344
305
228
1392
1188
1191
1021
1220
1063
Wind (km/h)
25
N
35
N
25
NW
20
NW
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:14PM1.63m
00:51AM1.38m
1:51PM1.68m
1:29AM1.40m
2:27PM1.70m
2:05AM1.41m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.28m
7:21PM0.62m
7:09AM0.23m
7:58PM0.59m
7:46AM0.20m
8:33PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
2
12
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
10
11
8
6
6
9
7
7
6
5
5
8
7
8
8
7
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
352
410
447
440
437
458
400
388
331
331
326
265
256
265
424
344
305
228
148
264
306
1021
1220
1063
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
24
0.8
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
Energy kJ
3
15
16
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
78
4
4
22
291
19
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
W
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
3
21
18
17
21
21
19
21
18
19
9
10
22
4
21
19
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.3
WNW
5
2.3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
SW
9
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
5
5
10
5
2
3
4
5
8
19
22
17
21
46
85
1234
1116
743
1392
1188
1191
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
2
49
2
2
2
41
22
41
41
77
80
69
48
182
182
78
49
52
62
52
48
13
17
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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