Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 725 | 392 | 380 | 444 | 330 | 287 | 209 | 1 | 416 | 496 | 522 | 614 | 1091 | 1219 | 1235 | 1155 | 710 | 731 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.58m | 4:25PM1.62m | 5:20AM1.59m | 4:58PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.22m | 10:28AM0.49m | 10:52PM0.16m | 11:08AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 725 | 392 | 380 | 444 | 330 | 287 | 209 | 565 | 416 | 496 | 522 | 479 | 1091 | 1219 | 1235 | 1155 | 834 | 731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 206 | 199 | 197 | 235 | 169 | 206 | 203 | 38 | 38 | 179 | 211 | 614 | 88 | 77 | 63 | 441 | 710 | 607 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SW 20 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 145 | 132 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 31 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 190 | 44 | 35 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 60 | 41 | 47 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 88 | 97 | — | 123 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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