Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)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. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2585
2557
2610
2404
2513
2002
1650
2648
2296
581
1864
3449
3475
3581
3159
3050
2842
2595
2322
1857
1668
1544
1430
1223
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
15
SW
15
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:31AM1.59m
1:27PM1.46m
2:16AM1.68m
2:07PM1.49m
2:56AM1.73m
2:43PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.53m
7:43PM0.24m
8:23AM0.50m
8:23PM0.17m
9:02AM0.49m
8:59PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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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
20
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
13
12
12
9
5
3
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
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