Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • 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 (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
7
2
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2632
1970
2782
1864
1581
1423
1367
757
921
442
379
1209
332
453
370
335
1150
959
868
901
871
1050
1837
1707
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:48AM1.62m
5:17PM1.57m
6:43AM1.54m
6:06PM1.50m
7:49AM1.46m
7:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.05m
11:34AM0.65m
11:58PM0.11m
12:25PM0.74m
00:56AM0.20m
1:31PM0.80m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
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
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
Feels °C
4
6
8
10
11
9
8
9
7
6
7
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
7
5
7
6
5
4
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