Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
7
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
2462
3697
4429
5338
5072
4563
3436
3999
3695
3563
3444
3268
3143
2821
2482
2169
1855
1550
1485
1343
1464
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:17PM1.63m
2:59AM1.73m
2:52PM1.63m
3:37AM1.71m
3:24PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.39m
8:35PM0.12m
9:00AM0.42m
9:10PM0.11m
9:35AM0.47m
9:45PM0.14m
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6:22
6:20
6:18
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6:08
6:09
6:10
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Temp °C
12
11
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11
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10
11
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11
11
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Feels °C
3
1
0
0
-1
0
0
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4
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