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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
457
451
330
603
683
715
767
757
598
598
590
598
598
590
573
721
721
721
736
842
1068
1068
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:10PM2.19m
4:08AM2.37m
3:51PM2.19m
4:53AM2.29m
4:35PM2.14m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.57m
9:34PM-0.05m
10:05AM0.61m
10:18PM-0.02m
10:48AM0.67m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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5:52
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6:50
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6:22
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6:23
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7:24
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
7
6
6
5
4
7
5
5
6
6
7
10
8
7
8
7
7
9
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