Cape Schanck Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 144.89° E

Cape Schanck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Schanck sea temperature is
13.8°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Schanck at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
297
297
292
282
287
277
290
295
410
513
565
458
455
608
963
1227
2165
2561
2866
2404
2242
2054
1456
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
W
15
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:27AM1.29m
10:25PM1.21m
11:19AM1.34m
11:34PM1.34m
12:00PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.61m
4:38PM0.78m
4:47AM0.59m
5:30PM0.65m
5:47AM0.55m
6:11PM0.50m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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1
8
1
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Temp °C
23
20
17
15
17
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
20
18
15
15
16
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
5
4
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
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