Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2214
1456
1421
1273
1155
943
917
767
673
653
581
581
473
1096
1068
964
842
788
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.48m
12:36PM1.46m
1:12AM1.62m
1:11PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.50m
6:37AM0.50m
6:49PM0.34m
7:20AM0.46m
7:25PM0.19m
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
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14
20
22
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20
Feels °C
2
4
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14
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13
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