Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3208
3181
3529
3769
3445
3269
3001
2901
2901
2570
2231
1919
1742
1456
1200
2546
3308
1124
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
N
35
N
30
N
40
NNW
45
N
50
NNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:26AM2.25m
4:11PM2.19m
5:10AM2.22m
4:49PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.08m
10:20AM0.61m
10:39PM0.04m
11:01AM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
5
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
3
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
5
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