Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1103
1210
1299
1514
1438
1380
1401
1572
1423
1572
1505
2823
2247
1929
1622
1474
1232
949
746
1031
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
35
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:34AM1.47m
1:54PM1.58m
2:16AM1.58m
2:24PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.48m
7:41AM0.39m
8:07PM0.35m
8:20AM0.38m
8:39PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
6
5
4
9
11
10
8
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