Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3313
4823
2614
2491
2358
2238
1994
2021
1976
1904
1513
1357
1200
975
871
777
631
674
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
5
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:21PM1.95m
8:31AM1.94m
8:31PM1.84m
9:37AM1.87m
9:56PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.39m
2:34PM0.83m
3:01AM0.55m
3:49PM0.81m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
9
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
11
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
6
5
6
5
4
4
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
8
16
14
13
9
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