Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1055
1039
962
1169
868
1357
1945
2714
2259
1901
1571
1438
1194
1041
777
757
590
704
1364
1438
1267
1171
979
993
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.62m
4:51AM1.42m
4:55PM1.59m
5:39AM1.46m
5:27PM1.56m
6:32AM1.49m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.40m
10:44AM0.49m
11:22PM0.32m
11:27AM0.57m
00:01AM0.25m
12:16PM0.66m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
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5:13
5:13
5:14
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
6
9
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