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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
17.8° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
SW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414141414141313131313121210111212111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71160464852145340132729929028628231529595278786612691569166417941501143510761412
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
2.17
3:51AM
1.96
4:43PM
2.10
4:23AM
1.90
5:19PM
2.02
4:56AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.71
10:11AM
0.29
10:41PM
0.77
10:45AM
0.36
11:16PM
0.85
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00-------5:59------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1--52322---1111--
Temp. °C141414141515151923242218201613141414121211111111
Feels °C (?)1211101010101012171916141396534332211
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