Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
974
935
2288
2982
3388
3569
3859
4479
6251
7146
7127
6868
5813
5581
3866
3569
3325
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:07PM1.62m
6:04AM1.48m
5:40PM1.53m
6:52AM1.43m
6:13PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.22m
11:47AM0.64m
00:17AM0.26m
12:29PM0.74m
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7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
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