Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
0.1
S
20
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1837
1209
2442
2413
2220
2053
1591
1456
1297
1135
1076
1034
1020
915
1020
1074
7
0
1311
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50AM1.36m
2:31PM1.63m
2:33AM1.42m
2:59PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.59m
7:59AM0.34m
8:45PM0.49m
8:37AM0.35m
9:15PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
6
9
8
7
6
4
3
2
6
7
8
7
4
2
1
1
3
5
3
4
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