Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
13
1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
736
597
893
258
258
981
540
2093
2624
3326
3283
3116
2757
2629
2655
2545
2545
2620
2454
2927
2603
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WNW
40
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50AM1.39m
00:36AM1.49m
12:42PM1.42m
1:31AM1.59m
1:27PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.58m
6:09PM0.46m
6:46AM0.56m
7:00PM0.34m
7:39AM0.53m
7:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:39
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7:31
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
14
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
16
21
23
23
20
17
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
8
12
14
15
15
12
9
10
11
15
18
19
14
13
12
12
10
4
7
5
5
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