Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
404
346
317
308
257
290
224
217
184
190
116
119
246
655
918
930
1140
1594
1632
1446
1297
1155
1028
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:40AM1.95m
6:23PM1.75m
7:22AM1.86m
7:10PM1.67m
8:10AM1.79m
8:12PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.46m
12:42PM0.88m
00:44AM0.57m
1:27PM0.93m
1:31AM0.69m
2:22PM0.94m
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Temp °C
21
20
20
22
25
26
25
23
19
15
15
16
16
15
21
19
19
18
18
23
27
26
25
23
Feels °C
16
15
14
18
20
22
22
21
18
15
15
16
13
13
20
17
18
16
16
21
25
22
22
19
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