Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
416
379
460
1167
974
897
901
871
1172
2129
1707
1929
5113
6051
4993
9685
8412
8767
8767
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:06PM1.50m
7:49AM1.46m
7:11PM1.41m
9:06AM1.41m
8:37PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.20m
1:31PM0.80m
2:06AM0.30m
2:56PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
2
4
4
5
7
8
6
3
6
6
5
5
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
4
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