Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
1 PM
4 PM
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
606
496
487
487
453
453
471
471
544
330
425
809
846
744
784
811
1343
1421
2746
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
WSW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:32PM1.29m
9:50AM1.32m
8:29PM1.23m
11:00AM1.35m
9:41PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.91m
2:35AM0.41m
3:25PM0.95m
3:37AM0.43m
4:49PM0.94m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
13
13
13
13
12
12
15
13
9
8
Feels °C
8
12
11
10
10
8
9
9
10
10
5
4
3
3
2
3
6
4
0
-1
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