Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)--
Evening (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6512
5330
4251
3306
2801
2439
2337
2020
1991
1892
2125
2247
2278
2278
2449
2372
2229
2066
1784
1784
1882
2009
2269
2297
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM1.43m
12:08PM1.67m
11:29PM1.47m
1:04PM1.73m
00:41AM1.52m
1:53PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.82m
5:03AM0.05m
6:04PM0.74m
6:09AM0.04m
7:05PM0.61m
7:10AM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
10
11
8
7
5
7
10
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