Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
W
0.7
NW
1.2
W
2.4
WSW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
3
WSW
0.2
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)1354512551316151515141414131313121211111216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)510833266044610273867323168463517309924851777140898771256151906945
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
W
15
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
1.65
5:15PM
1.58
6:35AM
1.53
6:05PM
1.47
7:38AM
1.42
7:06PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.61
11:54PM
0.14
12:22PM
0.71
12:49AM
0.27
1:25PM
0.78
1:55AM
0.41
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:10-------6:12----
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
2---1---111------------2
Temp. °C1213151412111010101011121212119911161817161412
Feels °C (?)6585431-11133467333812121274
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Mornington Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 37 km from Cape Schanck has become light (light winds from the ESE at Rhyll). Waves should be turning clean at Cape Schanck. No surfable waves

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37 km away, 3 h 32 min ago

7 km/h
ESE
0.0
13.4
Air / Water (°C)
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