
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1437 | 1261 | 1347 | 1215 | 1185 | 1140 | 1082 | 1053 | 859 | 847 | 668 | 677 | 705 | 842 | 809 | 767 | 1175 | 1143 | 1838 | 1558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.62m | 10:04AM1.72m | 10:54PM1.72m | 11:03AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.86m | 4:31PM0.79m | 5:01AM0.88m | 5:28PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
1437 | 1261 | 5 | 1215 | 1185 | 1140 | 1082 | 1053 | 859 | 847 | 668 | 677 | 705 | 842 | 809 | 767 | 1175 | 1143 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | ESE 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 120 | — | 16 | 17 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 41 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
12 | 5 | 1347 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 10 | — | 21 | — | 1108 | 1092 | 1838 | 1558 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 3 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 112 | 112 | 87 | 87 |
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