Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
20
3.5
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
921
442
379
1125
342
187
379
460
1167
974
897
901
871
1172
2129
1707
1929
4738
5123
10032
9685
9172
9109
9109
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
W
10
W
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM1.54m
6:06PM1.50m
7:49AM1.46m
7:11PM1.41m
9:06AM1.41m
8:37PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.11m
12:25PM0.74m
00:56AM0.20m
1:31PM0.80m
2:06AM0.30m
2:56PM0.80m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
5
5
3
2
5
6
7
7
8
6
5
7
7
5
5
0
-1
0
0
2
2
3
4
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