Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
1
0
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
581
466
1096
1082
864
842
799
696
686
696
1026
920
991
979
1068
1041
975
962
936
844
821
752
752
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNE
45
N
45
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NW
20
W
10
NNE
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:12AM1.62m
1:11PM1.52m
1:54AM1.74m
1:46PM1.57m
2:35AM1.81m
2:22PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.46m
7:25PM0.19m
8:00AM0.44m
8:03PM0.07m
8:38AM0.44m
8:42PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
13
14
13
14
19
21
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20
18
18
18
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22
22
20
18
16
17
17
19
16
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
7
7
11
14
15
13
9
8
9
10
13
17
18
18
16
15
16
16
17
14
14
10
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