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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 Tuesday 05 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
798 | 592 | 940 | 320 | 1123 | 970 | 978 | 874 | 849 | 464 | 2098 | 1597 | 1786 | 3459 | 3995 | 4376 | 4301 | 4408 | 4485 | 3570 | 2995 | 5186 | 2799 | 2967 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.70m | 2:05AM1.41m | 3:02PM1.69m | 2:40AM1.41m | 3:36PM1.66m | 3:14AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.58m | 8:22AM0.20m | 9:08PM0.58m | 8:57AM0.22m | 9:42PM0.60m | 9:30AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | N 3 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 265 | 592 | 940 | 252 | 1123 | 970 | 978 | 874 | 849 | 193 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 93 | 108 | 854 | 1068 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | — | S 20 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 193 | 306 | 320 | 19 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 102 | 464 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 208 | 22 | 291 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 40 | 136 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 798 | 788 | 535 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2098 | 1597 | 1786 | 3459 | 3995 | 4376 | 4301 | 4408 | 4485 | 3570 | 2995 | 5186 | 2799 | 2967 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 182 | 280 | 331 | 331 | 510 | 322 | 519 | 495 | 52 | 52 | 475 | 491 | 491 | 529 |
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