Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
WSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3445
3269
3001
2901
2901
2736
2231
1919
1742
1456
1200
1001
2665
1395
2097
2260
1561
1024
1572
1255
1672
437
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26AM2.25m
4:11PM2.19m
5:10AM2.22m
4:49PM2.16m
5:58AM2.14m
5:32PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.61m
10:39PM0.04m
11:01AM0.70m
11:22PM0.06m
11:46AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
6
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
14
12
14
15
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
6
10
8
8
9
8
8
6
7
5
4
2
4
5
7
9
9
9
9
8
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