Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5262
4891
4826
4645
4467
4005
3415
2982
2732
2329
2021
1761
1262
1102
0
3515
2324
1183
2155
1787
1387
769
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
50
NNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM1.72m
3:58PM1.64m
5:00AM1.69m
4:35PM1.62m
5:48AM1.62m
5:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.49m
10:26PM0.04m
10:50AM0.57m
11:09PM0.05m
11:34AM0.65m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
1
6
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
15
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
6
10
9
6
6
6
7
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
6
8
8
9
9
7
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