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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1413131313131378877777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)304295290249249202199225422393302274237254224200204178173189195155192220
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
30
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.78
8:18AM
1.80
10:06PM
1.75
9:05AM
1.72
11:13PM
1.76
10:02AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
1.07
3:11PM
0.49
3:38AM
1.16
4:04PM
0.51
4:49AM
1.20
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:44-------8:44-------8:44-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---11224221-------------
Temp. °C201818171717171717171717171717161716161617202020
Feels °C (?)15151513131313111010101010101091099910141314
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