Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1033 | 1018 | 911 | 898 | 885 | 885 | 1256 | 1474 | 1438 | 1402 | 1171 | 1020 | 940 | 597 | 821 | 630 | 373 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.65m | 2:50PM1.73m | 3:23AM1.67m | 3:25PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.25m | 8:40AM0.28m | 9:08PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.35m | 9:47PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1033 | 1018 | 911 | 898 | 885 | 885 | 1256 | 1474 | 1438 | 1402 | 1171 | 1020 | 940 | 597 | 821 | 630 | 373 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 104 | 99 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 362 | 51 | 51 | 216 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 7 | 51 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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