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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 9 am Wednesday 06 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
17.0° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
978 | 874 | 849 | 464 | 2345 | 1777 | 2523 | 3591 | 4359 | 4599 | 4669 | 4649 | 4743 | 3397 | 3751 | 5258 | 2741 | 2755 | 4804 | 4427 | 4132 | 3469 | 2982 | 2405 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:02PM1.69m | 2:40AM1.41m | 3:36PM1.66m | 3:14AM1.38m | 4:11PM1.62m | 3:48AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.20m | 9:08PM0.58m | 8:57AM0.22m | 9:42PM0.60m | 9:30AM0.26m | 10:17PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | S 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 978 | 874 | 849 | 193 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 109 | 3397 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2982 | 2405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 102 | 464 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 44 | 67 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2345 | 1777 | 2523 | 3591 | 4359 | 4599 | 4669 | 4649 | 4743 | 2982 | 3751 | 5258 | 2741 | 2755 | 4804 | 4427 | 4132 | 3469 | 1977 | 1581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 182 | 280 | 473 | 331 | 322 | 267 | 519 | 495 | 52 | 475 | 475 | 491 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 486 | 62 | 62 | 146 | 21 |
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