Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
711
618
545
473
341
330
240
236
217
150
150
155
161
169
184
101
153
203
218
472
459
453
404
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM1.75m
4:46AM1.52m
5:27PM1.66m
5:46AM1.44m
6:12PM1.56m
6:51AM1.37m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.43m
10:59AM0.26m
11:45PM0.43m
11:50AM0.43m
00:39AM0.43m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
11
13
12
13
12
13
12
11
13
11
14
11
12
10
11
12
12
14
12
11
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
862
711
618
545
473
341
330
240
236
217
150
150
155
161
169
184
101
153
153
218
472
459
453
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
79
8
3
3
2
6
3
6
6
6
14
15
6
6
6
43
62
95
203
126
20
9
5
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SW
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
8
1
9
9
7
12
8
8
1
6
72
6
6
5
5
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
57
1
1
1
1
4
9
20
37
62
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
15
21
23
30
30
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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