Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 8AM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)19s
Afternoon (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
1210
2432
2831
2241
2683
1796
1611
1317
1164
979
821
1344
1130
862
676
1334
1474
1750
140
4106
2982
4800
5103
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
ESE
30
NE
35
NNW
25
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM1.50m
7:20PM1.46m
9:29AM1.48m
8:34PM1.41m
10:45AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.12m
1:49PM0.84m
2:22AM0.16m
3:09PM0.87m
3:37AM0.19m
4:35PM0.82m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
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5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
10
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
9
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
5
2
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
5
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
6
5
4
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