Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
9
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
604
1661
1733
1962
1733
1387
1280
1083
1067
891
784
494
700
747
683
228
228
263
393
1054
930
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:56AM1.33m
00:59AM1.59m
12:42PM1.39m
1:47AM1.74m
1:27PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.67m
6:17PM0.35m
7:07AM0.61m
7:03PM0.19m
7:54AM0.56m
7:48PM0.05m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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6:20
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7:47
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7:50
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7:51
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
9
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