Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.0°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
7
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
8
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
431
424
1034
277
265
244
635
236
169
210
236
555
494
406
391
315
801
1011
1063
1033
1018
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
35
N
35
WNW
45
SW
35
SW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
E
10
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:39PM1.63m
4:44AM1.86m
4:26PM1.62m
5:29AM1.78m
5:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.48m
10:04PM-0.08m
10:45AM0.48m
10:51PM0.00m
11:31AM0.49m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
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6:13
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6:11
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7:53
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7:54
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 mm
1
2
2
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3
2
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2
3
Temp °C
15
16
18
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
12
6
8
11
9
8
9
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
12
13
8
10
11
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