Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.7
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
1693
1919
2140
2168
2021
1825
1647
1542
1421
1421
1196
1163
1048
951
837
722
637
553
431
424
535
1286
265
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
30
NNE
40
N
25
NNW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM1.84m
2:10PM1.54m
3:16AM1.89m
2:54PM1.60m
4:00AM1.90m
3:39PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.52m
8:33PM-0.05m
9:20AM0.49m
9:18PM-0.09m
10:02AM0.48m
10:04PM-0.08m
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thunderstorm
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
17
19
20
17
20
18
18
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
12
11
12
9
12
12
13
15
17
13
17
11
11
15
12
9
7
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