Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is

15.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Schanck today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 10	S 7	SW 7	SW 19	SW 6	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	893	795	690	692	110	100	59	125	113	164	357	1099	1541	71	2405	2686	2686	2371	1735	2223	2281	1975	1945	1922	1286	1092
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:57AM1.48m					8:35PM1.35m				8:56AM1.40m				10:02PM1.35m				9:59AM1.34m					11:20PM1.41m
Low Tide	1:31AM0.46m					2:21PM0.52m				2:41AM0.61m				3:30PM0.49m				4:02AM0.71m				4:35PM0.44m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05
	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:02
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	15	17	17	14	11	10	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	3	4	4	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	6	8	11	12	9	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	3	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	26	10	692	533	503	503	283	283	466	341	1099	1541	2066	2405	71	2686	2371	1735	76	—	—	—	1497	1286	1092
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 21	S 6	SW 21	S 6	SW 19	SW 19	SW 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	18	101	17	62	59	125	82	164	357	163	93	71	73	—	70	107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 21	SW 20	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	S 17	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	10	17	61	35	21	113	109	22	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	S 7	SW 7	S 6	SW 6	WSW 6	NW 4	NW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 5	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 6	S 6
kJ	893	795	690	369	110	100	41	118	136	10	6	9	9	14	1572	2686	1779	1550	83	2223	2281	1975	1945	1922	96	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Black Point NSW - Illawarra	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Raffs Beach VIC - Torquay	Honeysuckle Point VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Honeysuckle Point VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Honeysuckle Point VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Balnarring Point VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Farm VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Point Impossible VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Kianga Point NSW - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Picnic Bay (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	4	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	5	4	1	1	3	2	5	1	2
Distance (km)	672	283	62	283	21	21	21	41	17	17	17	48	23	13	146	109	49	62	62	146	704	802	529	383	146	135
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula									Balnarring Point	Point Leo	Point Leo		Balnarring Point	Farm
Rating (10 max)									2	3	3		3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	5	4	4	1	3	3	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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