Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 11PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
155
245
251
667
379
724
820
842
882
686
513
453
1050
931
813
719
611
631
606
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:36PM2.16m
5:29AM2.10m
5:12PM2.14m
6:19AM2.09m
5:52PM2.10m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.19m
11:19AM0.70m
11:45PM0.13m
12:04PM0.81m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
6
9
5
6
6
5
6
6
8
11
9
9
9
9
8
6
11
11
8
7
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