Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
1 PM
4 PM
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5441
5973
7019
8422
7768
6687
6106
5583
5512
5127
5186
4578
3883
3154
2801
2439
2371
2050
1864
1639
1737
1929
1956
1983
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:55PM1.43m
11:04AM1.61m
10:11PM1.43m
12:08PM1.67m
11:29PM1.47m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.08m
4:53PM0.82m
5:03AM0.05m
6:04PM0.74m
6:09AM0.04m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
5
4
4
7
7
5
5
6
7
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
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