Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
5
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
15
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
0
4590
5231
5512
5973
0
9205
7905
6775
5896
5771
5512
5127
5118
4699
4054
3261
2862
2570
2405
2166
1864
1639
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:53AM1.56m
8:55PM1.43m
11:04AM1.61m
10:11PM1.43m
12:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.10m
3:36PM0.85m
3:54AM0.08m
4:53PM0.82m
5:03AM0.05m
6:04PM0.74m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
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5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
13
14
13
12
11
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
6
7
8
10
10
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