Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (17 Aug):
- 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 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SE 7 | SW 15 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1271 | 1367 | 1438 | 1402 | 1171 | 1020 | 940 | 597 | 821 | 621 | 422 | 620 | 465 | 355 | 301 | 251 | 262 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.67m | 3:25PM1.71m | 4:06AM1.65m | 3:58PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.35m | 9:47PM0.13m | 10:01AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1271 | 1367 | 1438 | 1402 | 1171 | 1020 | 940 | 597 | 821 | 621 | 422 | 620 | 465 | 355 | 301 | 251 | 262 | 236 | 226 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 4 | 69 | 104 | 99 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 358 | 51 | 51 | 216 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 15 | — | ESE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 7 | 51 | — | — | 14 | 22 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 22 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 41 | 48 |
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