Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.4
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1688
1762
1708
1632
1634
1494
1285
1094
987
1036
990
990
878
801
0
1216
1609
2252
2531
2568
2618
2901
3163
2855
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
45
N
50
N
55
N
35
NW
25
WSW
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48AM1.58m
4:25PM1.49m
5:25AM1.50m
4:56PM1.42m
6:06AM1.41m
5:29PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.19m
10:41AM0.60m
10:52PM0.27m
11:14AM0.68m
11:28PM0.35m
11:52AM0.77m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
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6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
20
18
19
19
17
16
15
17
21
23
16
16
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
6
10
16
15
18
16
12
10
6
6
10
15
11
10
3
1
2
4
3
3
4
5
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