Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 132 | 153 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 133 | 144 | 147 | 366 | 492 | 468 | 492 | 543 | 459 | 833 | 3436 | 3412 | 1856 | 2102 | 3597 | 3645 | 3183 | 1760 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.11m | 4:41PM2.13m | 5:34AM2.03m | 5:13PM2.04m | 6:15AM1.93m | 5:46PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.66m | 11:09PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.77m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:58AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 134 | 132 | 153 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 85 | 144 | 147 | 366 | 492 | 468 | 492 | 543 | 459 | 833 | 1892 | 1829 | 1856 | 2102 | 1958 | 1933 | 1881 | 1760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 17 | 57 | 121 | 31 | 112 | 106 | 94 | 11 | 111 | 192 | 199 | 75 | 71 | 82 | 311 | 311 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 8 | — | SW 16 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 92 | 114 | 16 | — | 133 | 48 | — | — | 76 | 97 | 227 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 86 | 13 | 3436 | 3412 | — | — | 3597 | 3645 | 3183 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 24 | 83 | 24 | 11 |
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