Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.4°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
1
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2716
2565
2133
1933
1761
1455
1171
953
826
1007
2030
1940
2033
1852
2054
1716
1628
1585
1343
1325
1290
1094
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
20
N
20
SW
0
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:02AM1.33m
8:01PM1.18m
9:01AM1.28m
9:31PM1.20m
10:05AM1.27m
10:58PM1.29m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.77m
2:20AM0.65m
3:26PM0.73m
3:43AM0.70m
4:32PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:26
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6:22
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7:44
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7:45
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1
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2
2
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Temp °C
17
22
26
26
25
24
23
21
19
22
26
28
18
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
20
24
22
21
21
19
14
11
15
20
24
16
16
14
12
13
13
12
11
10
12
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