Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
396
303
298
209
205
202
205
147
231
231
214
172
169
139
112
112
86
65
66
Wind (km/h)
5
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM1.73m
3:52PM1.51m
4:43AM1.68m
4:25PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.13m
10:11AM0.51m
10:09PM0.17m
10:44AM0.55m
10:43PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
16
12
11
11
11
15
17
17
17
18
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
20
Feels °C
12
8
8
4
5
6
8
12
12
10
10
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
16
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