Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1665
1423
1179
757
837
486
379
976
305
362
473
307
1167
974
897
901
871
1172
2129
1707
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.57m
6:43AM1.54m
6:06PM1.50m
7:49AM1.46m
7:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.11m
12:25PM0.74m
00:56AM0.20m
1:31PM0.80m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
12
11
Feels °C
12
9
7
8
8
5
5
4
5
5
4
6
6
7
7
4
6
6
6
4
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