Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2214
2808
3326
3486
3158
2757
2757
2557
2796
2578
2214
2158
1765
2648
2296
581
2000
3533
3701
3846
3732
3355
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:42PM1.42m
1:31AM1.59m
1:27PM1.46m
2:16AM1.68m
2:07PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.56m
7:00PM0.34m
7:39AM0.53m
7:43PM0.24m
8:23AM0.50m
8:23PM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
16
21
23
23
20
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
15
18
18
15
15
10
10
7
5
4
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
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