Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3913
4416
4796
6086
7424
7396
6868
5813
5581
3866
3569
3508
3292
2757
2576
2407
2402
2180
1565
1324
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
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
High Tide
5:40PM1.53m
6:52AM1.43m
6:13PM1.44m
7:43AM1.37m
6:49PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.26m
12:29PM0.74m
00:58AM0.32m
1:15PM0.83m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
9
6
5
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