Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Schanck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 444 | 330 | 287 | 203 | 242 | 416 | 421 | 522 | 614 | 1091 | 1219 | 1235 | 1171 | 628 | 731 | 1757 | 1542 | 1384 | 1210 | 1101 | 1074 | 966 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.58m | 4:25PM1.62m | 5:20AM1.59m | 4:58PM1.60m | 6:09AM1.58m | 5:36PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.22m | 10:28AM0.49m | 10:52PM0.16m | 11:08AM0.57m | 11:33PM0.11m | 11:53AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 380 | 444 | 330 | 287 | 251 | 174 | 416 | 421 | 522 | 424 | 1091 | 1219 | 1235 | 1171 | 834 | 731 | 1757 | 1542 | 1384 | 1210 | 1101 | 1074 | 966 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 197 | 235 | 169 | 206 | 203 | 242 | 38 | 179 | 211 | 614 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 441 | 628 | 607 | 437 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | WSW 20 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | S 15 | SSW 17 | WSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 145 | 132 | 93 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 292 | 50 | 190 | 36 | 29 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 120 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 49 | 41 |
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