Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1262
1099
1238
1561
2147
1880
1904
1929
1929
1764
1764
1764
1622
1602
1552
1438
1297
81
3736
6242
5380
4493
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
15
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM1.74m
5:21PM1.60m
6:31AM1.65m
6:09PM1.53m
7:24AM1.54m
7:06PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.55m
11:52PM0.07m
12:24PM0.61m
00:43AM0.19m
1:19PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:52
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6:50
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6:48
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8:27
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7:27
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
10
9
9
11
8
4
3
5
2
2
3
5
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