Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
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)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.1
E
10
0.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
435
367
421
34
2
181
990
1092
2426
2862
3067
3420
3705
5084
6461
7112
7482
6451
5357
4730
3919
3777
3325
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
SW
30
W
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18AM1.54m
5:07PM1.62m
6:04AM1.48m
5:40PM1.53m
6:52AM1.43m
6:13PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.19m
11:07AM0.52m
11:39PM0.22m
11:47AM0.64m
00:17AM0.26m
12:29PM0.74m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
7
4
6
5
3
2
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
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