Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
817
770
1289
1387
1609
1359
1341
1103
966
966
879
805
784
676
606
597
507
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:37AM2.38m
2:18PM2.06m
3:23AM2.46m
3:04PM2.14m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.07m
8:41AM0.66m
8:42PM-0.06m
9:25AM0.62m
9:28PM-0.12m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
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16
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18
Feels °C
7
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15
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