Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5512
4242
3278
2484
1890
1619
1417
1210
1086
882
854
706
634
565
555
494
427
420
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
W
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:59PM1.20m
12:48PM1.48m
00:06AM1.23m
1:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.88m
5:41AM0.40m
6:54PM0.80m
6:33AM0.37m
7:36PM0.70m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
4
5
6
4
6
6
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
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