Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 344 | 303 | 392 | 392 | 386 | 455 | 686 | 936 | 1136 | 54 | 2454 | 2228 | 1983 | 1958 | 1783 | 1361 | 1307 | 1179 | 1163 | 865 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.34m | 10:40PM1.18m | 12:14PM1.41m | 11:52PM1.26m | 12:51PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.51m | 5:29PM0.87m | 5:17AM0.49m | 6:22PM0.75m | 6:13AM0.45m | 7:01PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 503 | 344 | 303 | 392 | 392 | 386 | 451 | 642 | 689 | 760 | 2778 | 2454 | 2228 | 1983 | 1958 | 1783 | 1361 | 1307 | 1179 | 1163 | 865 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 22 | 76 | 76 | 118 | 210 | 309 | 455 | 686 | 936 | 1136 | 54 | 59 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | S 11 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 73 | 57 | 154 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | 25 | — | 41 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 17 | 13 |
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