Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Sep 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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1742
1474
1232
949
746
746
742
51
1426
2107
2374
2255
2233
2328
2263
2383
2594
0
4649
4529
4354
4542
Wind (km/h)
35
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:24PM1.62m
2:56AM1.66m
2:54PM1.64m
3:36AM1.71m
3:25PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.38m
8:39PM0.23m
8:57AM0.40m
9:12PM0.13m
9:34AM0.44m
9:48PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
19
19
17
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
11
12
11
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
5
2
5
4
3
4
6
6
5
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