Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
WNW
4
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
1208
972
866
680
442
402
355
206
284
801
767
609
392
286
244
203
411
416
648
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:54AM1.54m
3:55PM1.64m
4:35AM1.58m
4:25PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.30m
9:50AM0.43m
10:17PM0.22m
10:28AM0.49m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
7
5
6
7
7
7
5
7
7
5
3
3
3
6
6
6
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