Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
862
758
588
579
887
1215
1174
1133
823
803
783
939
949
1092
650
769
969
925
825
760
688
599
471
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:05AM1.91m
7:43PM1.92m
9:14AM2.00m
8:39PM1.90m
10:22AM2.11m
9:42PM1.92m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.90m
2:25AM0.29m
3:03PM0.96m
3:25AM0.18m
4:14PM0.98m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
11
5
Temp °C
15
14
17
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
10
9
10
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
7
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
874
862
758
588
579
887
1215
1174
1133
823
803
783
939
1057
650
769
969
925
825
760
688
599
471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
1
SW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
22
19
115
373
340
63
61
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
18
37
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
8
4
6
7
11
17
25
34
42
40
22
35
949
1092
69
62
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
5
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
8
8
35
35
69
80
445
323
98
87
84
98
83
83
15
15
15
14
2
13
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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