Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
455
608
963
1227
2165
2233
2825
2404
2413
1643
1456
1212
1273
1063
943
917
694
673
591
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:34PM1.34m
12:00PM1.40m
00:27AM1.48m
12:36PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.65m
5:47AM0.55m
6:11PM0.50m
6:37AM0.50m
6:49PM0.34m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
10
12
14
Feels °C
5
3
2
1
2
3
5
6
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
8
10
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