Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1552 | 1571 | 1297 | 1297 | 4295 | 5774 | 5233 | 4362 | 4046 | 3737 | 3563 | 3268 | 3152 | 3022 | 2869 | 2620 | 2453 | 2102 | 1761 | 1480 | 1246 | 1108 | 1034 | 1001 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.54m | 7:06PM1.44m | 8:25AM1.45m | 8:21PM1.35m | 9:35AM1.38m | 9:55PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.19m | 1:19PM0.66m | 1:42AM0.33m | 2:27PM0.69m | 2:55AM0.47m | 3:48PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1552 | 1571 | 1297 | 1297 | 138 | 133 | 130 | 4362 | 4046 | 3737 | 3563 | 3268 | 3152 | 3022 | 2869 | 2620 | 2453 | 2102 | 1761 | 1480 | 1246 | 1108 | 1034 | 1001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 146 | 144 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 172 | 131 | 277 | 191 | 191 | 142 | 201 | 186 | 208 | 140 | 133 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 88 | 113 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 91 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 27 | 124 | 4295 | 5774 | 5233 | 2880 | 157 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 35 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 45 | 78 | 52 | 670 | 635 | 486 | 267 | 146 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 131 | 131 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
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