Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2392
2612
2544
2509
2630
2390
4649
4666
4943
5001
5793
5641
5262
4891
4586
4412
4282
4056
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36AM1.71m
3:25PM1.65m
4:17AM1.72m
3:58PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.13m
9:34AM0.44m
9:48PM0.07m
10:11AM0.49m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
10
10
9
10
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
6
3
6
5
5
3
3
2
4
7
11
6
6
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