Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1096
1082
1082
1082
1194
1055
988
767
746
21
988
816
642
637
981
547
2119
2624
3531
3736
3486
3116
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
NE
25
NNW
20
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM1.37m
11:26PM1.38m
11:50AM1.39m
00:36AM1.49m
12:42PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.58m
5:41AM0.58m
6:09PM0.46m
6:46AM0.56m
7:00PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:31
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Temp °C
13
17
21
21
19
18
18
16
13
14
17
18
18
17
15
13
13
15
21
23
23
20
Feels °C
7
10
14
15
15
14
14
10
6
7
12
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
17
19
20
14
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