Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
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)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
442
427
420
383
332
442
386
1437
1837
1209
2442
2413
2384
1901
1728
1456
1297
1135
1062
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM1.29m
2:01PM1.59m
1:50AM1.36m
2:31PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.70m
7:18AM0.34m
8:12PM0.59m
7:59AM0.34m
8:45PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
13
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
8
6
6
4
2
2
4
7
8
5
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