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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 3 pm Saturday 16 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
2 | 2 | 60 | 429 | 1367 | 1467 | 24 | 1271 | 1016 | 988 | 865 | 816 | 816 | 792 | 757 | 746 | 734 | 558 | 540 | 471 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.38m | 11:51AM1.71m | 11:19PM1.44m | 12:46PM1.82m | 00:15AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.71m | 4:55AM0.15m | 5:55PM0.66m | 5:51AM0.02m | 6:49PM0.61m | 6:45AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 309 | 328 | 447 | 373 | 1367 | 1467 | 1511 | 1271 | 1016 | 988 | 865 | 816 | 816 | 792 | 757 | 746 | 734 | 558 | 540 | 471 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 60 | 429 | 57 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 60 | 133 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 22 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 14 | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
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