Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
453
441
435
435
354
547
574
560
553
539
512
492
550
535
528
398
398
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
20
N
15
S
5
SE
15
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:00AM2.25m
1:53PM2.09m
2:42AM2.35m
2:31PM2.15m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.25m
8:04AM0.57m
8:11PM0.09m
8:44AM0.56m
8:52PM-0.01m
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11
8
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Temp °C
20
19
19
20
20
20
22
22
23
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
13
14
16
18
20
14
15
14
14
16
14
13
9
11
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