Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
14
2.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1712
902
890
711
691
612
691
1451
1519
1733
1519
1299
1280
1083
976
961
784
799
772
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:05AM1.43m
11:56AM1.33m
00:59AM1.59m
12:42PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.67m
6:17PM0.35m
7:07AM0.61m
7:03PM0.19m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:46
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7:47
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7:50
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 mm
6
3
3
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1
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1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
6
3
5
4
5
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
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