Cape Schanck surf break

Cape Schanck surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s 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 (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.2
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131318171716161616141414141417161414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36845150149449426643496272963663624412346346297221429106012201154104285418
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
0
SW
15
ESE
20
E
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.92
2:22AM
1.65
3:27PM
1.90
3:08AM
1.66
4:12PM
1.84
3:55AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
-0.10
8:45PM
0.46
8:47AM
-0.12
9:28PM
0.46
9:33AM
-0.08
10:12PM
0.48
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:44-------5:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131318212119181818182123232216141414162020222221
Feels °C (?)91016171714141414131619191914121414171716181816
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