Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2630
0
4508
4529
4522
5001
5280
5641
5262
4891
4777
4645
4467
4005
3373
2982
2586
2329
204
0
820
1004
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:25PM1.65m
4:17AM1.72m
3:58PM1.64m
5:00AM1.69m
4:35PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.44m
9:48PM0.07m
10:11AM0.49m
10:26PM0.04m
10:50AM0.57m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
1
1
5
7
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
10
13
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
6
4
5
5
5
3
4
2
4
7
10
8
7
7
5
6
4
3
4
3
3
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