Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3313
3194
2869
2768
2453
2102
1761
1480
1344
1108
1025
1028
1109
1109
1096
1082
1194
1068
1194
1055
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
30
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NE
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM1.35m
9:35AM1.38m
9:55PM1.33m
10:47AM1.37m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.47m
3:48PM0.66m
4:20AM0.55m
5:06PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
12
18
20
19
16
15
14
13
18
21
22
19
18
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
3
2
4
7
14
16
15
11
10
9
7
11
14
17
15
13
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