Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
W
8
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
361
302
398
272
255
251
398
472
648
511
509
380
369
260
248
244
282
149
706
736
855
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:03PM2.31m
4:36AM2.09m
4:41PM2.24m
5:25AM2.03m
5:16PM2.15m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.35m
10:25PM0.26m
10:33AM0.50m
11:07PM0.24m
11:15AM0.65m
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clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
6
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
8
9
8
6
6
4
5
4
7
3
5
3
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