Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
3
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
169
503
403
403
396
363
391
357
801
1011
1155
1123
1018
990
947
839
744
732
721
572
546
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:26PM1.62m
5:29AM1.78m
5:17PM1.57m
6:15AM1.68m
6:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.48m
10:51PM0.00m
11:31AM0.49m
11:40PM0.13m
12:22PM0.51m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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4
3
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
10
14
12
10
11
11
7
7
7
8
9
9
11
14
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