Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1904
1929
1929
1643
1764
1764
1622
1622
1552
1571
1297
1420
3736
5394
5036
4362
3991
3686
3563
3268
3357
3280
3227
2768
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
SW
5
SE
10
S
5
N
20
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
W
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM1.65m
6:09PM1.53m
7:24AM1.54m
7:06PM1.44m
8:25AM1.45m
8:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.07m
12:24PM0.61m
00:43AM0.19m
1:19PM0.66m
1:42AM0.33m
2:27PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
8
9
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
10
11
9
11
8
5
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
3
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