Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.4°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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
217
248
370
492
773
864
757
736
736
742
799
810
821
902
799
938
733
701
560
552
543
710
528
546
478
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
0
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
5
SE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12AM1.59m
12:45PM1.34m
1:55AM1.65m
1:29PM1.37m
2:34AM1.70m
2:10PM1.40m
3:10AM1.71m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.68m
7:07PM0.25m
8:02AM0.64m
7:48PM0.20m
8:41AM0.60m
8:27PM0.18m
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Temp °C
13
13
14
18
21
19
16
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
14
19
16
11
13
17
11
9
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
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