Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
1034
899
821
821
726
706
596
526
471
485
499
393
404
472
466
459
453
387
377
355
345
340
295
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:36PM1.78m
10:43AM1.82m
10:34PM1.76m
11:44AM1.92m
11:26PM1.77m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.62m
4:44PM0.91m
5:03AM0.54m
5:46PM0.90m
5:51AM0.45m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
18
19
19
23
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
24
25
25
23
21
20
20
21
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
20
21
22
19
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
1041
1034
899
821
821
726
706
596
526
471
485
499
393
404
472
466
459
453
387
377
355
345
340
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
3
9
4
2
1
1
5
3
3
4
6
2
2
5
5
6
6
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
14
15
13
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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