Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8°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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
1
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
552
494
424
398
297
297
292
287
287
326
290
295
363
513
632
570
455
608
952
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
ENE
0
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48PM1.16m
10:27AM1.29m
10:25PM1.21m
11:19AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.61m
4:38PM0.78m
4:47AM0.59m
5:30PM0.65m
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6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
3
5
3
2
Temp °C
21
23
23
22
22
18
17
16
18
15
13
13
12
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
20
16
16
14
19
12
11
12
11
10
8
5
5
4
3
2
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