
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1248 | 1216 | 1028 | 1028 | 820 | 777 | 677 | 606 | 557 | 525 | 456 | 432 | 360 | 297 | 285 | 224 | 176 | 176 | 495 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.04m | 1:04PM2.08m | 1:36AM2.14m | 1:45PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.55m | 6:53AM0.49m | 7:19PM0.37m | 7:43AM0.49m | 8:02PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 |
1248 | 1216 | 1028 | 1028 | 820 | 777 | 677 | 606 | 557 | 525 | 456 | 432 | 360 | 297 | 285 | 224 | 176 | 176 | 33 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 13 |
— | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 495 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 75 | 3 |
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