Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
4
5
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2824
3447
3820
3820
3544
2925
2593
2038
1760
1374
1123
891
878
852
827
755
755
690
618
552
543
424
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:56AM1.33m
6:10PM1.26m
8:00AM1.27m
7:12PM1.18m
9:17AM1.26m
8:48PM1.16m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.84m
00:59AM0.52m
1:48PM0.89m
2:07AM0.58m
3:21PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
13
14
13
12
13
15
21
22
21
22
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
7
9
11
10
10
9
11
19
21
19
21
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