Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
849
464
2345
1817
2473
3917
4432
4599
4487
4831
4550
3397
4848
5607
3131
5487
5000
4435
3964
3469
3013
2717
2402
1886
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:02PM1.69m
2:40AM1.41m
3:36PM1.66m
3:14AM1.38m
4:11PM1.62m
3:48AM1.35m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.58m
8:57AM0.22m
9:42PM0.60m
9:30AM0.26m
10:17PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
10
9
0
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
3
SW
14
0.5
SSW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
849
464
8
15
5
109
155
3397
151
3013
2717
2402
1886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
1.1
SW
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
102
168
5
5
854
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
67
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
10
16
2345
1817
2473
3917
4432
4599
4487
4831
4550
3022
4848
5607
3131
5487
5000
4435
3964
3469
1977
1736
1491
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
1
2
5
6
2
2
2
1
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
48
48
182
344
473
331
322
267
486
495
52
475
475
491
52
52
548
486
486
146
146
21
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
7
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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