Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
801
998
1155
1123
1107
990
1215
1006
976
732
721
572
555
593
473
324
319
324
244
204
347
268
864
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:29AM1.78m
5:17PM1.57m
6:15AM1.68m
6:13PM1.49m
7:04AM1.58m
7:18PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.49m
11:40PM0.13m
12:22PM0.51m
00:32AM0.29m
1:18PM0.52m
1:31AM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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7:55
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7:57
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7:59
 mm
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4
6
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
12
14
11
9
10
13
12
4
7
6
5
5
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