Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.7
SW
12
1.3
WSW
7
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
6
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
879
805
784
676
606
597
507
450
363
295
286
205
596
255
174
148
153
141
278
314
450
130
116
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNW
15
NNE
40
NNW
35
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:23AM2.46m
3:04PM2.14m
4:07AM2.47m
3:50PM2.18m
4:52AM2.43m
4:38PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.62m
9:28PM-0.12m
10:09AM0.59m
10:15PM-0.10m
10:53AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
17
19
20
19
17
18
15
21
20
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
12
15
16
17
16
13
14
13
13
15
8
8
10
11
10
9
11
12
10
12
12
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