Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1958
1976
1628
1460
1343
1212
1179
1094
1109
1399
1155
1124
1109
1094
902
1787
711
691
681
612
681
1429
1408
1319
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
20
E
10
NNW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
55
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:05AM1.27m
10:58PM1.29m
11:04AM1.29m
00:05AM1.43m
11:56AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.70m
4:32PM0.64m
5:06AM0.71m
5:28PM0.51m
6:13AM0.67m
6:17PM0.35m
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6:20
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 mm
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3
4
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1
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6
10
9
6
3
6
2
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
17
17
16
14
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
15
12
12
12
13
12
16
15
16
9
8
8
7
6
0
4
5
4
3
3
4
5
4
7
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