Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3261
2606
2534
1919
1541
1299
2212
1904
1602
1273
1063
874
862
704
680
732
699
699
721
878
790
710
838
590
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
10
ESE
10
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:51AM1.38m
6:04PM1.37m
7:47AM1.31m
6:44PM1.29m
8:59AM1.27m
7:41PM1.21m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.32m
12:26PM0.81m
00:53AM0.40m
1:16PM0.89m
1:46AM0.46m
2:29PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
2
8
10
3
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
13
14
14
12
12
15
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
8
12
11
8
9
9
5
5
9
11
12
13
10
9
8
6
9
10
8
5
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