Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
899 | 924 | 686 | 1722 | 1502 | 1200 | 1055 | 853 | 763 | 648 | 472 | 466 | 535 | 746 | 825 | 954 | 1428 | 1357 | 1363 | 1547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:21AM2.06m | 2:30PM2.13m | 3:02AM2.16m | 3:02PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.45m | 8:24AM0.50m | 8:46PM0.30m | 9:03AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
899 | 924 | 666 | 1722 | 1502 | 1200 | 1055 | 853 | 763 | 648 | 472 | 466 | 535 | 746 | 825 | 954 | 1428 | 1357 | 1363 | 1547 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
303 | 299 | 686 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 90 | 116 | 75 | 83 | 21 | 83 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 83 |
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