Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
8
1.5
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
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
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
265
244
635
200
169
503
503
450
396
363
391
357
801
1011
1155
1033
1004
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:44AM1.86m
4:26PM1.62m
5:29AM1.78m
5:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:04PM-0.08m
10:45AM0.48m
10:51PM0.00m
11:31AM0.49m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
11
9
8
8
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10
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11
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11
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13
14
10
10
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