Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.7°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4729
4782
5280
5641
5262
4891
4586
4645
4467
4005
3619
2982
2732
2329
2021
130
1262
1018
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
50
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM1.72m
3:58PM1.64m
5:00AM1.69m
4:35PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.07m
10:11AM0.49m
10:26PM0.04m
10:50AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
3
10
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
3
3
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
3
4
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