Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, near gales from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1285 | 1003 | 903 | 1036 | 990 | 990 | 878 | 801 | 859 | 770 | 1388 | 1946 | 2078 | 1487 | 1799 | 3094 | 2936 | 2895 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.49m | 5:25AM1.50m | 4:56PM1.42m | 6:06AM1.41m | 5:29PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.27m | 11:14AM0.68m | 11:28PM0.35m | 11:52AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1285 | 1003 | 903 | 1036 | 990 | 990 | 878 | 801 | 859 | 1102 | — | — | 61 | 560 | 1799 | 3094 | 2936 | 2895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 73 | 138 | 172 | 191 | — | — | — | — | 361 | — | — | — | 273 | 581 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 770 | 1388 | 1946 | 2078 | 1487 | 1347 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 504 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 280 | 473 | 592 | 748 | 486 | 146 |
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