Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
0.3
S
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1945
2714
2259
1901
1571
1438
1194
1041
777
757
590
777
1347
1438
1267
1171
979
993
0
36
676
614
536
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
50
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55PM1.59m
5:39AM1.46m
5:27PM1.56m
6:32AM1.49m
6:05PM1.52m
7:32AM1.51m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.32m
11:27AM0.57m
00:01AM0.25m
12:16PM0.66m
00:47AM0.18m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
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5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
7
10
9
7
5
4
3
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