Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
974
897
901
871
1172
2442
1707
1929
4678
5123
4993
9306
8412
8767
8767
8461
7747
6616
5658
4760
4016
3534
3092
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:49AM1.46m
7:11PM1.41m
9:06AM1.41m
8:37PM1.35m
10:22AM1.43m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.20m
1:31PM0.80m
2:06AM0.30m
2:56PM0.80m
3:27AM0.37m
4:24PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
6
5
7
6
5
5
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
7
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