Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
0.9
S
7
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1
WNW
4
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1927
1611
73
1164
1062
821
890
1130
862
676
1334
1474
1875
39
2269
3543
3710
4185
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:20PM1.46m
9:29AM1.48m
8:34PM1.41m
10:45AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.16m
3:09PM0.87m
3:37AM0.19m
4:35PM0.82m
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
3
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
6
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