Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)--
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
0.6
NW
4
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
20
1.4
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
111
466
572
16
1301
972
745
626
469
275
432
206
284
801
392
286
444
379
287
203
406
416
844
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14AM1.49m
3:27PM1.65m
3:54AM1.54m
3:55PM1.64m
4:35AM1.58m
4:25PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.38m
9:45PM0.30m
9:50AM0.43m
10:17PM0.22m
10:28AM0.49m
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7:18
7:18
7:16
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5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
6
5
7
7
4
3
2
4
6
6
6
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