Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
1092
1162
1017
1035
1810
2050
2294
2168
2021
1825
1647
1542
1421
1421
1179
1163
1048
951
837
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:32AM1.84m
2:10PM1.54m
3:16AM1.89m
2:54PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.05m
8:37AM0.52m
8:33PM-0.05m
9:20AM0.49m
9:18PM-0.09m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
16
18
19
Feels °C
8
5
7
8
9
7
7
9
10
9
11
11
11
12
10
12
11
12
15
15
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