Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1306
1933
1237
1109
1830
1002
890
711
691
691
691
1358
1408
1519
1408
1197
1099
991
905
809
784
494
373
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
30
S
35
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM1.29m
00:05AM1.43m
11:56AM1.33m
00:59AM1.59m
12:42PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.71m
5:28PM0.51m
6:13AM0.67m
6:17PM0.35m
7:07AM0.61m
7:03PM0.19m
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6:18
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7:47
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 mm
4
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8
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Temp °C
16
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
6
6
9
6
3
6
4
6
3
3
4
6
3
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
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