Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13428
10886
8738
7127
5089
4062
3438
2484
1890
1619
1319
1210
1086
959
786
706
706
565
555
435
427
435
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:00PM1.41m
10:59PM1.20m
12:48PM1.48m
00:06AM1.23m
1:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.42m
6:00PM0.88m
5:41AM0.40m
6:54PM0.80m
6:33AM0.37m
7:36PM0.70m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
-1
1
0
2
3
3
3
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
8
9
10
11
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