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 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1856
1520
1246
1229
1380
1540
1761
1852
1875
1685
1664
1402
1248
1216
1028
1028
906
777
677
606
565
525
456
432
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
10
SSE
10
E
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNE
25
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:14PM1.84m
11:23AM1.95m
11:35PM1.92m
12:17PM2.02m
00:41AM2.04m
1:04PM2.08m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.48m
5:32PM0.73m
5:55AM0.49m
6:30PM0.55m
6:53AM0.49m
7:19PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
20
21
20
16
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
9
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
11
15
16
17
12
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