Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
WSW
22
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
330
310
295
295
260
305
305
273
239
308
371
469
627
608
649
686
679
760
1050
978
909
886
1068
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM2.04m
6:55AM1.84m
7:38PM1.92m
8:09AM1.76m
8:36PM1.83m
9:29AM1.75m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.71m
1:11PM0.60m
1:59AM0.72m
2:18PM0.77m
3:05AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
23
24
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
22
23
19
18
16
16
16
16
18
20
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
14
19
22
17
18
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
330
330
310
295
295
260
305
305
273
239
281
371
335
325
320
363
686
679
760
1050
978
909
886
1068
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
5
2
3
4
4
26
88
86
227
365
469
627
608
649
300
240
197
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.6
WSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
13
12
42
13
26
22
21
308
44
78
146
143
124
106
121
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
2
14
15
15
11
0
3
11
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
15
0
15
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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