Surf-Forecast | Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is

16.6°C

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Guide

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) in Phillip Island is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of locals, sharks and rocks.

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Forrest Caves (Phillip Island):

The best conditions reported for surf at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in September while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 39% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

39%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Location Map

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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 16:52 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island)

Current tide and informaton

For Anzacs, 3 km from Forrest Caves (Phillip Island).

Next High Water: 05:29pm | 2.1m

Next Low Water: 11:51pm | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.