Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 10PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.8
WSW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
1555
1799
1992
1919
2839
3573
6675
6166
5133
5122
7747
6323
4797
4235
3544
2825
2465
2241
1904
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:26PM1.92m
9:06AM1.90m
8:45PM1.84m
10:19AM1.90m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.34m
2:58PM0.97m
3:31AM0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
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