Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
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)
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
1172
2129
1707
1929
4263
4896
4791
8956
7778
7812
8131
7836
7347
6336
5408
4483
4016
3396
2925
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
35
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:11PM1.41m
9:06AM1.41m
8:37PM1.35m
10:22AM1.43m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.30m
2:56PM0.80m
3:27AM0.37m
4:24PM0.72m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
5
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
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