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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 Tuesday 12 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 18 | |
398 | 398 | 451 | 427 | 398 | 465 | 643 | 619 | 479 | 398 | 387 | 308 | 299 | 246 | 205 | 202 | 161 | 122 | 118 | 92 | 227 | 610 | 200 | 1162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.25m | 6:38PM1.42m | 7:03AM1.26m | 7:27PM1.37m | 8:23AM1.32m | 8:22PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.54m | 1:02AM0.63m | 1:06PM0.63m | 1:58AM0.55m | 2:22PM0.70m | 2:58AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 398 | 398 | 451 | 404 | 398 | 277 | 643 | 619 | 479 | 398 | 387 | 308 | 299 | 246 | 205 | 202 | 161 | 122 | 118 | 92 | 118 | 610 | 837 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | W 20 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 179 | 282 | 384 | 427 | 379 | 465 | 167 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 66 | 227 | 120 | 200 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 100 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 59 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | — | 7 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 33 | — | 15 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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