Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.5° 

Cape Schanck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)--
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSW
16
1
SW
15
0.2
S
15
1.3
WSW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
158
3
24
435
18
0
40
43
623
614
606
581
471
6
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
E
10
NNW
20
NE
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
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
cross
off
High Tide
5:53AM1.54m
5:30PM1.36m
6:30AM1.46m
6:07PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.29m
11:53AM0.66m
11:51PM0.38m
12:31PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
21
21
21
19
19
21
24
25
24
22
24
21
20
21
25
26
25
23
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
14
16
19
20
20
20
19
16
14
15
20
22
22
20
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