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 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1PM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)20s
Afternoon (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
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
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3955
7344
6166
5419
5122
7747
7284
4797
4235
3334
2825
2465
2241
1904
1719
1520
1246
1229
1246
1417
1761
1852
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
0
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:06AM1.90m
8:45PM1.84m
10:19AM1.90m
10:14PM1.84m
11:23AM1.95m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.97m
3:31AM0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
4:47AM0.48m
5:32PM0.73m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
2
1
3
3
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
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