Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 0.1m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s 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 (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 458 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 297 | 301 | 185 | 352 | 386 | 1172 | 1624 | 1672 | 2002 | 2716 | 2565 | 2133 | 1933 | 1761 | 1455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.29m | 7:12AM1.39m | 6:54PM1.23m | 8:02AM1.33m | 8:01PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.47m | 1:18PM0.76m | 1:17AM0.56m | 2:16PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 465 | 458 | 382 | 353 | 347 | 297 | 301 | 185 | 352 | 386 | 1172 | 1624 | 1672 | 2002 | 2716 | 2565 | 2133 | 1933 | 1761 | 1455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 72 | 72 | 153 | 134 | 133 | 97 | 99 | 164 | 199 | 1120 | 153 | 86 | 80 | 84 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 22 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 20 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | — | WSW 22 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 28 | — | 46 | — | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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