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 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1500
1246
1246
1138
1200
1297
1347
1330
1297
1055
871
836
813
791
696
656
503
380
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM2.04m
1:56PM2.32m
1:51AM2.09m
2:41PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.76m
7:15AM0.07m
8:02PM0.59m
8:10AM0.13m
8:53PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
8
7
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
9
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