Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 6AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3415
2982
2732
2329
2021
2021
1045
1033
3168
2509
1426
2490
1680
1665
1367
118
576
442
379
287
248
712
356
278
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
N
50
N
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM1.69m
4:35PM1.62m
5:48AM1.62m
5:17PM1.57m
6:43AM1.54m
6:06PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.04m
10:50AM0.57m
11:09PM0.05m
11:34AM0.65m
11:58PM0.11m
12:25PM0.74m
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
8
6
5
4
2
3
5
7
9
10
10
8
8
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
5
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