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Cape Schanck Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Mornington Peninsula (24 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | |
734 | 678 | 540 | 531 | 421 | 367 | 361 | 273 | 264 | 794 | 894 | 391 | 844 | 224 | 508 | 450 | 270 | 478 | 580 | 517 | 469 | 428 | 445 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:15AM1.51m | 1:36PM1.89m | 1:09AM1.57m | 2:25PM1.91m | 2:02AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.61m | 6:45AM-0.08m | 7:39PM0.56m | 7:37AM-0.12m | 8:27PM0.51m | 8:29AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 734 | 678 | 540 | 531 | 421 | 367 | 361 | 273 | 264 | 3 | 111 | 197 | 199 | 224 | 508 | 188 | 196 | 257 | 254 | 517 | 469 | 428 | 445 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SE 12 | SW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 60 | 133 | 60 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 197 | 190 | 5 | 270 | 5 | 5 | 361 | 357 | 352 | 339 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 31 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 794 | 894 | 391 | 844 | 183 | — | 450 | 107 | 478 | 580 | 75 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 283 | 283 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
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