Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.3
WNW
5
2.3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
1.2
NW
5
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
24
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
0
280
357
73
0
0
71
0
0
20
22
0
3895
4375
5477
5696
5973
6807
7537
8054
7765
7185
6324
Wind (km/h)
40
N
55
N
50
NNW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
W
50
WNW
55
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51PM1.49m
8:40AM1.53m
7:47PM1.45m
9:53AM1.56m
8:55PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.13m
2:20PM0.83m
2:45AM0.10m
3:36PM0.85m
3:54AM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
9
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
-2
1
0
-1
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
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