Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.0°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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
287
277
290
295
410
453
632
458
455
608
963
1227
2165
2408
2187
2404
1664
1643
1456
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
20
S
20
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25PM1.21m
11:19AM1.34m
11:34PM1.34m
12:00PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.78m
4:47AM0.59m
5:30PM0.65m
5:47AM0.55m
6:11PM0.50m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
15
13
10
13
12
9
7
7
5
3
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
3
3
2
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