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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.9
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)161515141414141414131313131313788777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201232568407401401401390308295290249249202199338750345200205211175216199
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.82
7:40AM
1.89
9:06PM
1.78
8:18AM
1.80
10:06PM
1.75
9:05AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.96
2:24PM
0.45
2:39AM
1.07
3:11PM
0.49
3:38AM
1.16
4:04PM
0.51
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset8:45-------8:44-------8:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------121-172-----
Temp. °C161515151518192019181717171717171517171716181717
Feels °C (?)131213131315141313151314151512851010119111110
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