Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
485
472
404
821
686
572
423
746
591
1420
1880
2185
2266
2179
1882
2930
1654
1675
3156
1613
1823
2212
1736
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM1.84m
11:47AM1.85m
00:34AM1.94m
12:41PM1.89m
1:31AM2.07m
1:28PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.73m
6:08PM0.58m
6:43AM0.72m
7:01PM0.44m
7:38AM0.70m
7:47PM0.31m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:37
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7:31
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Temp °C
18
17
14
15
17
19
15
15
15
14
13
17
21
23
23
20
17
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
15
13
8
9
12
15
14
14
13
11
10
13
16
19
19
16
14
10
12
8
6
6
6
6
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