Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3518
3095
2883
2595
2420
1977
1668
1438
1228
1127
932
811
528
574
450
396
303
298
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
NE
10
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
40
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM1.73m
2:43PM1.51m
3:33AM1.75m
3:18PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.17m
9:02AM0.49m
8:59PM0.13m
9:37AM0.49m
9:35PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
14
16
17
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
3
1
5
11
9
10
4
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