Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
14.2°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
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)
2
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
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1638
1374
1123
891
878
852
905
755
755
690
690
543
543
424
398
0
297
248
287
240
282
295
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:00AM1.27m
7:12PM1.18m
9:17AM1.26m
8:48PM1.16m
10:27AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.89m
2:07AM0.58m
3:21PM0.87m
3:30AM0.61m
4:38PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
12
13
14
13
12
13
15
20
22
22
21
21
19
19
18
18
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
10
10
12
18
21
21
19
19
16
17
15
16
10
11
11
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