Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6°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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4669
4572
3944
3594
3261
2606
2534
1919
1639
1299
2212
1904
1602
1382
1063
874
862
722
680
732
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM1.45m
6:51AM1.38m
6:04PM1.37m
7:47AM1.31m
6:44PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.32m
12:26PM0.81m
00:53AM0.40m
1:16PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
17
16
16
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
4
6
12
12
9
9
8
5
5
10
12
11
13
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