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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 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
16.9° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
1.2
SW
11
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
SW
9
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
9
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
273
289
289
277
257
290
239
235
163
163
153
148
151
235
344
932
537
1076
1697
1532
486
407
407
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16PM2.11m
00:55AM1.83m
1:55PM2.17m
1:35AM1.87m
2:32PM2.20m
2:12AM1.89m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.36m
7:20PM0.81m
7:14AM0.30m
7:59PM0.77m
7:53AM0.27m
8:36PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
5
10
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
16
15
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
16
15
13
11
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
1.2
SW
11
0.1
SE
10
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
261
273
289
289
277
257
290
239
235
163
163
153
148
151
235
344
4
167
107
207
215
299
172
407
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
15
8
18
5
17
8
9
9
2
4
4
2
2
9
4
75
130
132
349
407
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
3
17
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
125
21
19
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.5
W
5
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
SW
9
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
9
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
6
5
2
2
2
3
5
9
16
13
15
29
59
131
932
537
1076
1697
1532
486
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
13
22
3
2
8
8
8
13
114
116
105
83
146
146
115
84
87
98
87
83
11
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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