Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
7
1
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1048
951
837
722
704
553
431
424
981
287
305
580
463
455
455
455
192
187
228
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:00AM1.90m
3:39PM1.63m
4:44AM1.86m
4:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:18PM-0.09m
10:02AM0.48m
10:04PM-0.08m
10:45AM0.48m
10:51PM0.00m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
20
21
20
19
19
17
20
18
14
14
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
16
17
16
14
11
10
14
14
7
7
12
11
9
8
11
10
9
10
11
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