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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 11AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
0
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
1140
1594
1632
1464
1185
1155
930
715
777
623
694
1437
1261
1230
1215
1200
1155
1082
871
859
859
757
757
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
SSE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
SW
10
N
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:10AM1.79m
8:12PM1.61m
9:05AM1.74m
9:32PM1.62m
10:04AM1.72m
10:54PM1.72m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.69m
2:22PM0.94m
2:30AM0.79m
3:26PM0.90m
3:43AM0.86m
4:31PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:20
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7:43
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7:44
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
22
25
25
24
24
22
21
20
24
27
28
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
21
22
21
21
19
18
16
14
19
23
25
14
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
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