Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
396
363
391
357
801
1011
1155
1123
1186
990
1119
919
814
732
721
581
555
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:29AM1.78m
5:17PM1.57m
6:15AM1.68m
6:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.00m
11:31AM0.49m
11:40PM0.13m
12:22PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:57
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4
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
12
14
13
10
11
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
12
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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