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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
1650
3142
3962
3313
5001
2614
2650
2358
2238
2122
2168
1958
2054
1513
1357
1096
975
788
777
631
674
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
SE
20
SE
20
E
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:33AM2.06m
7:21PM1.95m
8:31AM1.94m
8:31PM1.84m
9:37AM1.87m
9:56PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.80m
1:53AM0.39m
2:34PM0.83m
3:01AM0.55m
3:49PM0.81m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
5
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
2
3
8
15
13
12
9
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