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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.7
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
573
507
471
386
374
326
326
273
661
636
620
465
453
441
435
435
290
553
574
560
553
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
12:38PM1.93m
1:15AM2.11m
1:16PM2.02m
2:00AM2.25m
1:53PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.65m
6:52PM0.43m
7:22AM0.60m
7:32PM0.25m
8:04AM0.57m
8:11PM0.09m
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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Temp °C
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
21
23
21
20
19
18
19
19
20
22
21
18
Feels °C
6
8
7
6
7
9
7
7
9
9
16
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
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