Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
0.8
NW
5
2.2
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
846
744
784
874
1441
0
35
1972
0
12978
10311
9052
7674
5659
4627
3773
2719
2094
1723
1514
1395
1173
959
Wind (km/h)
45
N
45
N
55
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
40
WSW
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:00AM1.35m
9:41PM1.19m
12:00PM1.41m
10:59PM1.20m
12:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.43m
4:49PM0.94m
4:41AM0.42m
6:00PM0.88m
5:41AM0.40m
6:54PM0.80m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
15
13
10
9
7
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
1
2
-1
0
6
3
1
-2
-6
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
2
1
3
4
5
3
3
4
5
6
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