Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
3
2
1
1
2
3
0
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1171
1059
826
1007
2030
1940
2033
2133
1958
1976
1628
1585
1343
1325
1179
1094
1124
1289
1254
1237
1505
1094
902
890
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
35
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
40
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
10
SE
40
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:01AM1.28m
9:31PM1.20m
10:05AM1.27m
10:58PM1.29m
11:04AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.65m
3:26PM0.73m
3:43AM0.70m
4:32PM0.64m
5:06AM0.71m
5:28PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:22
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1
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1
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1
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2
10
10
13
9
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
23
21
20
22
26
28
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
19
15
13
15
20
23
11
16
12
13
12
13
13
10
9
11
14
5
9
8
7
6
6
4
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