Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is

14.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	18s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri night).
	Wednesday 8						Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	868	1357	1945	2714	2259	1901	1571	1438	1194	1041	777	757	590	704	1347	1438	1267	1171	979	993	0	773	606	614
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:51AM1.42m				4:55PM1.59m				5:39AM1.46m				5:27PM1.56m				6:32AM1.49m				6:05PM1.52m
Low Tide			10:44AM0.49m				11:22PM0.32m				11:27AM0.57m				00:01AM0.25m				12:16PM0.66m				00:47AM0.18m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	6	5	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	10	7	7	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	868	1357	1945	2714	2259	1901	1571	1438	1194	1041	777	757	590	704	1347	1438	1267	1171	979	993	905	773	606	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16
kJ	834	784	514	240	217	202	181	98	97	82	41	186	570	528	134	82	79	38	42	—	—	40	18	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	125	262	249	—	—	—	—	14	13	12	11	43	42	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 4
kJ	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	13
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	13	12	33	41
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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