Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
257
205
37
128
261
543
2283
3697
4429
5338
4873
4563
4310
3999
3695
3746
3612
3313
3313
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:18AM1.71m
2:17PM1.63m
2:59AM1.73m
2:52PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.18m
8:22AM0.39m
8:35PM0.12m
9:00AM0.42m
9:10PM0.11m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
7
2
2
0
1
0
-1
-1
1
0
1
3
4
4
5
4
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