Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
1077
1077
1063
1033
1018
990
1004
1238
1561
2147
2295
1904
1929
1929
1643
1764
1764
1622
1602
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
S
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:38PM1.64m
4:43AM1.74m
4:21PM1.60m
5:31AM1.65m
5:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:06PM-0.01m
10:38AM0.55m
10:52PM0.07m
11:24AM0.61m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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6:25
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7:27
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6:27
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 mm
1
8
4
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
7
9
6
5
7
6
6
6
7
8
6
6
7
9
10
9
10
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