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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 Thursday 28 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | NW 4 | SE 10 | SW 18 | |
122 | 118 | 116 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 164 | 144 | 142 | 20 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 51 | 130 | 104 | 10 | 4 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:39PM1.32m | 10:19AM1.40m | 9:34PM1.27m | 11:15AM1.46m | 10:29PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.80m | 3:24AM0.41m | 4:11PM0.82m | 4:15AM0.38m | 5:14PM0.81m | 5:04AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 122 | 118 | 116 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 63 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 164 | 144 | 142 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 94 | 104 | 637 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 50 | 70 | 9 | 67 | 67 | 80 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 11 | SW 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 9 | — | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 130 | 452 | 10 | 837 | 992 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 |
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