Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
1643
1764
1764
1622
1622
1552
1571
1297
81
4295
5850
5036
4555
3991
3737
3563
3268
3152
3237
3185
2620
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
W
45
WSW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM1.65m
6:09PM1.53m
7:24AM1.54m
7:06PM1.44m
8:25AM1.45m
8:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.61m
00:43AM0.19m
1:19PM0.66m
1:42AM0.33m
2:27PM0.69m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:47
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
11
9
9
11
8
4
3
6
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
5
3
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