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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 9 am Sunday 17 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s 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 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
24 | 1271 | 12 | 988 | 865 | 816 | 816 | 792 | 757 | 746 | 723 | 18 | 540 | 531 | 421 | 367 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 320 | 534 | 233 | 199 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.71m | 11:19PM1.44m | 12:46PM1.82m | 00:15AM1.51m | 1:36PM1.89m | 1:09AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.15m | 5:55PM0.66m | 5:51AM0.02m | 6:49PM0.61m | 6:45AM-0.08m | 7:39PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:14 |
6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 1511 | 1271 | 1126 | 988 | 865 | 816 | 816 | 792 | 757 | 746 | 723 | 627 | 540 | 531 | 421 | 367 | 361 | 273 | 268 | 320 | 111 | 233 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 60 | 133 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 3 | 197 | 199 | 197 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 17 | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 534 | 83 | 76 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 78 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 49 |
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