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 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
488
480
480
473
1832
1126
659
984
1028
1048
936
431
330
325
320
373
193
193
203
154
250
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.70m
7:58PM1.66m
10:08AM1.71m
9:13PM1.60m
11:14AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:31PM1.17m
2:59AM0.62m
3:54PM1.18m
4:08AM0.63m
5:13PM1.10m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
11
9
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
6
8
10
11
9
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