Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 6AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4796
6254
7961
7933
7127
6287
5768
4234
3725
3653
3369
2904
3126
2407
2331
2143
1539
1403
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
30
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:40PM1.53m
6:52AM1.43m
6:13PM1.44m
7:43AM1.37m
6:49PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.26m
12:29PM0.74m
00:58AM0.32m
1:15PM0.83m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
4
6
8
5
6
9
6
5
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