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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 11 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
16.3° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
357
373
347
342
282
282
286
253
238
318
293
258
295
432
299
266
251
245
187
176
140
138
106
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
0
ENE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:18AM1.72m
6:07PM1.96m
6:09AM1.70m
6:48PM1.91m
7:13AM1.71m
7:36PM1.86m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.56m
00:21AM0.82m
12:17PM0.66m
1:10AM0.76m
1:16PM0.77m
2:05AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
10
10
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
17
13
13
12
8
8
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
17
14
11
10
10
11
11
16
16
14
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
311
357
373
347
342
282
282
286
253
238
238
228
224
295
432
299
266
251
245
187
176
140
138
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
20
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
102
6
6
8
8
2
3
3
133
222
318
293
258
120
6
3
3
6
4
2
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
26
56
3
3
2
142
128
51
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
4
13
18
17
17
12
2
4
14
14
11
9
2
1
17
5
10
5
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
14
14
14
13
13
0
0
14
14
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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