Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1255
1075
905
892
878
732
643
503
389
303
392
392
386
517
686
817
1136
2927
2454
2058
1983
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
SW
5
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:20AM1.29m
9:06PM1.17m
11:26AM1.34m
10:40PM1.18m
12:14PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.95m
4:09AM0.51m
5:29PM0.87m
5:17AM0.49m
6:22PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
6
6
7
11
10
10
6
5
5
6
9
8
7
6
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