Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1179
1094
1109
1306
1808
1237
1220
1094
1002
890
711
691
691
612
1358
1338
1519
1319
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
W
15
WNW
30
S
35
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:58PM1.29m
11:04AM1.29m
00:05AM1.43m
11:56AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.71m
5:28PM0.51m
6:13AM0.67m
6:17PM0.35m
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light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
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3
6
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Temp °C
18
16
16
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
18
16
15
8
6
9
7
3
5
5
6
3
3
5
6
5
6
7
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