Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6°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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
2
1
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)
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
4
SW
11
4
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2021
2168
2817
1004
3565
2778
1199
2356
1902
1423
1266
757
576
486
435
373
645
238
155
286
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM1.62m
5:48AM1.62m
5:17PM1.57m
6:43AM1.54m
6:06PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.05m
11:34AM0.65m
11:58PM0.11m
12:25PM0.74m
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
2
3
2
5
8
10
11
10
9
8
6
6
7
8
6
5
5
4
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