Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
0.7
S
5
0.3
SW
20
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
18
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
423
367
319
286
244
342
415
410
842
690
505
28
61
92
136
113
360
357
1116
1519
2027
3009
4192
3532
3110
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:04AM1.58m
7:18PM1.40m
7:57AM1.48m
8:35PM1.35m
8:56AM1.40m
10:02PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.29m
1:18PM0.52m
1:31AM0.46m
2:21PM0.52m
2:41AM0.61m
3:30PM0.49m
4:02AM0.71m
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cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
14
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
11
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
8
8
9
8
6
5
9
10
14
6
3
6
2
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