Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.9° 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 3AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4016
5338
3369
4015
4688
6039
5415
4697
4021
3341
2886
2594
2140
1785
1496
1261
1144
1050
946
837
584
706
511
635
Wind (km/h)
40
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14AM1.38m
4:11PM1.62m
3:48AM1.35m
4:45PM1.57m
4:23AM1.31m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.60m
9:30AM0.26m
10:17PM0.63m
10:03AM0.32m
10:52PM0.66m
10:38AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:24
5:23
5:22
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
854
3341
2886
2594
2140
1785
1496
1261
1144
1050
946
837
584
706
511
635
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
38
44
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
4016
5338
3369
4015
4688
6039
5415
4697
4021
2265
2004
1604
42
42
44
31
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
52
475
475
491
512
322
331
519
62
62
52
49
21
21
109
21
21
21
21
13
13
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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