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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
802
746
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
308
354
918
1014
1041
788
746
581
565
471
534
511
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NNE
10
WNW
0
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:42AM1.89m
9:28PM1.83m
10:52AM2.06m
10:28PM1.87m
11:53AM2.23m
11:26PM1.94m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.89m
4:03AM0.36m
4:52PM0.88m
5:02AM0.18m
5:55PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
21
20
20
18
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
17
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
17
17
18
16
16
11
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
871
802
746
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
308
208
918
1014
1041
788
746
581
565
471
534
511
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
20
0.8
SW
17
1.2
WSW
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
15
354
491
6
6
6
8
16
15
13
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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