Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 686 | 677 | 535 | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 258 | 203 | 206 | 136 | 147 | 143 | 136 | 171 | 167 | 121 | 257 | 394 | 342 | 304 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.18m | 3:32PM2.25m | 4:13AM2.16m | 4:07PM2.20m | 4:54AM2.11m | 4:41PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.45m | 9:54PM0.17m | 10:08AM0.55m | 10:32PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 715 | 686 | 677 | 535 | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 258 | 203 | 206 | 136 | 147 | 143 | 136 | 171 | 167 | 93 | 257 | 394 | 342 | 304 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | ESE 4 | SW 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 9 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 21 | 125 | 51 | — | — | 1 | 193 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 111 | 104 | 100 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | WSW 20 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 161 | 27 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 39 | 2 | 121 | 114 | 82 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 22 | 3 |
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