Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1123
1107
1075
947
919
814
878
790
643
613
481
473
367
319
281
244
240
264
866
804
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
E
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
SW
20
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:17PM1.57m
6:15AM1.68m
6:13PM1.49m
7:04AM1.58m
7:18PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.13m
12:22PM0.51m
00:32AM0.29m
1:18PM0.52m
1:31AM0.46m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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5
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
11
8
9
10
10
10
12
13
11
9
9
10
12
9
6
6
5
5
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