Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
1
4
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
173
176
224
346
289
617
808
824
665
786
1312
1388
1276
1200
1811
967
853
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
E
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:19PM1.63m
11:12AM1.78m
11:30PM1.77m
11:58AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.75m
5:25PM0.83m
5:44AM0.71m
6:11PM0.63m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
9
Feels °C
12
13
12
10
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4
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