Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
0.6
NW
4
1.3
SW
14
0.1
S
18
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.3
SW
8
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
1020
915
1124
1074
13
667
6
241
111
398
572
666
0
1267
788
614
502
336
383
206
284
308
290
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:33AM1.42m
2:59PM1.65m
3:14AM1.49m
3:27PM1.65m
3:54AM1.54m
3:55PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.35m
9:15PM0.40m
9:14AM0.38m
9:45PM0.30m
9:50AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
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light rain
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
5
6
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
6
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