Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
0
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4580
4838
4777
4777
4547
4272
3827
4164
4327
4136
4084
3856
3650
3557
3681
3729
3323
3022
2830
2668
2525
2372
2208
2010
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:03PM1.39m
11:51AM1.57m
11:28PM1.44m
12:45PM1.64m
00:41AM1.52m
1:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.20m
5:51PM0.69m
6:02AM0.20m
6:51PM0.54m
7:02AM0.21m
7:42PM0.38m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
6
9
11
10
8
7
6
7
9
8
7
6
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
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