Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1480
1326
1108
1034
1028
1109
1109
1096
1082
1082
1082
1082
1055
903
767
757
21
988
816
780
816
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NE
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
W
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:35AM1.38m
9:55PM1.33m
10:47AM1.37m
11:26PM1.38m
11:50AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.66m
4:20AM0.55m
5:06PM0.58m
5:41AM0.58m
6:09PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:46
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6:43
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7:30
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Temp °C
8
13
18
20
19
16
14
14
13
17
21
22
20
19
18
16
14
14
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
4
8
14
16
15
11
9
9
7
10
15
17
16
16
14
12
8
7
12
14
15
14
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