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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 pm Thursday 28 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 5 | SW 18 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | |
116 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 164 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 13 | 24 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.32m | 10:19AM1.40m | 9:34PM1.27m | 11:15AM1.46m | 10:29PM1.26m | 12:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.41m | 4:11PM0.82m | 4:15AM0.38m | 5:14PM0.81m | 5:04AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | — |
 kJ | 116 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 63 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 164 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 84 | 80 | 47 | 74 | 72 | 96 | 4 | 4 | 300 | 4 | 1102 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 17 | — | — | SE 10 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 80 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WSW 11 | NW 4 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 66 | 135 | 297 | 452 | 584 | 83 | 875 | 24 | 2108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 78 | 49 |
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