Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
488
375
425
809
846
744
784
468
1441
0
2144
953
0
11354
9617
8272
6637
5036
4431
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
55
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
60
WSW
55
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:29PM1.23m
11:00AM1.35m
9:41PM1.19m
12:00PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.95m
3:37AM0.43m
4:49PM0.94m
4:41AM0.42m
6:00PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
13
9
8
8
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
5
4
2
2
-1
1
5
3
0
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
1
2
1
2
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