Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 2AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
731
1882
1542
1286
1210
1101
1193
1088
928
833
752
639
548
458
347
376
823
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
N
50
N
45
N
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM1.60m
6:09AM1.58m
5:36PM1.57m
7:06AM1.54m
6:22PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.11m
11:53AM0.66m
00:20AM0.10m
12:45PM0.76m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
12
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
7
6
4
6
8
7
7
7
6
3
3
3
3
4
4
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