Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
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
2.4
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
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6454
5845
6039
6963
6728
5106
3883
3306
2801
2439
2371
2135
1991
1892
2004
2247
2278
2278
2278
2341
2229
2066
1784
1784
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM1.61m
10:11PM1.43m
12:08PM1.67m
11:29PM1.47m
1:04PM1.73m
00:41AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.82m
5:03AM0.05m
6:04PM0.74m
6:09AM0.04m
7:05PM0.61m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
13
13
13
13
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
5
3
4
6
6
4
5
5
7
8
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
8
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