Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
1
WSW
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.9
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
0.3
S
16
1.7
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
92
92
586
708
1149
1098
30
23
0
720
649
21
21
0
2
2
5
4
429
1367
46
1394
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM1.35m
9:42AM1.43m
9:22PM1.35m
10:51AM1.57m
10:22PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.44m
3:42PM0.72m
3:58AM0.30m
4:54PM0.71m
4:55AM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:16
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
18
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
16
14
14
11
15
18
16
16
15
14
12
11
13
15
16
15
12
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
118
92
92
586
708
1149
1098
1124
864
843
720
649
561
476
425
323
309
424
447
373
1367
1611
1394
1396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
42
66
117
120
203
37
26
30
23
24
24
21
21
2
2
5
94
429
46
46
43
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
66
57
40
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
2
4
8
6
3
1
3
3
6
3
10
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
15
23
0
0
0
12
12
12
2
12
0
5
5
29
12
12
2
12
2
12
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Schanck surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest