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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
877
565
736
831
1068
1402
1082
1082
1096
1082
1082
1082
1055
1068
1017
1004
803
1743
2803
4301
3612
4823
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53AM2.29m
5:35PM2.14m
6:40AM2.18m
6:23PM2.06m
7:33AM2.06m
7:21PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.67m
00:05AM0.07m
12:35PM0.74m
00:56AM0.21m
1:29PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:50
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6:47
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7:25
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
7
9
10
10
9
11
9
5
5
6
3
3
4
5
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