Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3201
2715
2660
2536
2257
1760
1422
1313
1141
1004
821
688
617
553
505
496
445
445
399
361
326
375
292
360
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.37m
6:49PM1.36m
8:42AM1.33m
7:32PM1.29m
9:50AM1.32m
8:29PM1.23m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.32m
1:15PM0.83m
1:43AM0.37m
2:12PM0.91m
2:35AM0.41m
3:25PM0.95m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
6
4
5
5
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
8
11
12
10
10
8
8
6
7
5
4
3
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