Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cape Schanck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
112
23
2
24
18
19
597
581
0
347
342
277
227
220
175
167
134
137
163
160
244
369
499
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM1.49m
1:19PM1.83m
00:49AM1.55m
2:09PM1.85m
1:50AM1.58m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.70m
6:23AM-0.06m
7:20PM0.61m
7:21AM-0.07m
8:13PM0.52m
8:15AM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
12
10
10
9
11
14
14
11
12
10
9
7
8
9
10
9
8
6
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
19
Energy kJ
251
1097
1141
1112
905
857
691
597
581
412
347
342
277
227
220
175
167
134
137
139
139
169
114
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
449
112
1
2
24
18
19
19
23
22
84
163
160
244
369
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
22
0.4
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
10
23
11
10
36
113
38
33
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
11
9
2
3
3
4
8
9
10
6
5
5
6
5
13
15
28
29
19
7
3
1
5
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
33
33
12
13
12
17
33
41
41
17
12
32
32
49
61
61
61
61
41
2
41
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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