Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.7°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
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
1.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1542
1441
1421
1290
1163
1048
951
837
722
704
553
431
424
0
287
265
244
240
236
414
455
736
194
232
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
20
NNE
40
NNW
35
W
40
SW
35
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:16AM1.89m
2:54PM1.60m
4:00AM1.90m
3:39PM1.63m
4:44AM1.86m
4:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.49m
9:18PM-0.09m
10:02AM0.48m
10:04PM-0.08m
10:45AM0.48m
10:51PM0.00m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
17
19
21
21
18
20
17
21
19
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
9
12
15
15
18
17
13
16
13
13
14
8
7
10
10
9
7
10
9
9
11
12
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