Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2723
3851
4673
4754
4764
5133
4858
3751
5761
3475
3748
5893
5204
4499
4021
3341
2886
2557
2252
1759
1474
1261
1144
954
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:40AM1.41m
3:36PM1.66m
3:14AM1.38m
4:11PM1.62m
3:48AM1.35m
4:45PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.22m
9:42PM0.60m
9:30AM0.26m
10:17PM0.63m
10:03AM0.32m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:25
5:24
5:23
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
-1
-3
-2
-1
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
1.3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
157
108
854
3341
2886
2557
2252
1759
1474
1261
1144
954
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
2723
3851
4673
4754
4764
5133
4858
3751
5761
3475
3748
5893
5204
4499
4021
2265
1977
1604
1368
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
473
510
267
267
519
495
52
475
491
491
512
331
331
331
331
473
21
49
21
21
52
21
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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