Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SE
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
0
720
649
21
33
10
2
2
5
60
429
1367
1467
24
1271
1016
988
865
816
804
780
757
734
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM1.35m
10:51AM1.57m
10:22PM1.38m
11:51AM1.71m
11:19PM1.44m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.30m
4:54PM0.71m
4:55AM0.15m
5:55PM0.66m
5:51AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
18
15
15
14
12
11
14
16
15
13
12
14
15
15
16
15
11
12
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
940
843
720
649
561
476
425
323
309
390
486
373
1367
1467
1511
1271
1016
988
865
816
804
780
757
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SE
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
23
24
24
21
33
10
2
2
5
60
429
50
46
6
6
12
15
15
14
41
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
10
24
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
1
2
5
12
23
13
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
12
2
0
0
5
5
29
12
2
2
5
2
12
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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