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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 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
16.9° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151514141413131313131317161616161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4541669012211010676102128277253286282282282282751486480416339297248
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
2.05
2:02PM
2.44
1:46AM
2.14
2:49PM
2.49
2:32AM
2.20
3:35PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
-0.00
8:05PM
0.60
8:10AM
-0.12
8:50PM
0.57
8:57AM
-0.16
9:35PM
0.57
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:44-------5:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141616161614131213182120161617181821232222
Feels °C (?)910101114131212111089161816121213141417201819
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