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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°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: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
WSW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101011111112121212122020191919181817171818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7579019329739848577436835584974834646276086025585165055947991588150114171172
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.96
6:24AM
1.90
7:31PM
1.87
6:58AM
1.82
8:19PM
1.78
7:38AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.86
12:56PM
0.42
1:16AM
0.96
1:36PM
0.50
2:01AM
1.06
2:25PM
0.58
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141515151514141313121314151515151414161718
Feels °C (?)8888810111211111111111213121213141413151616
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