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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
19
2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
217
214
148
207
207
151
173
176
224
293
341
261
808
2573
2639
786
1312
1388
1714
1671
1694
1179
952
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
SSW
0
E
5
SE
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.72m
10:19PM1.63m
11:12AM1.78m
11:30PM1.77m
11:58AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.76m
4:27PM0.98m
4:41AM0.75m
5:25PM0.83m
5:44AM0.71m
6:11PM0.63m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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9
3
1
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Temp °C
22
21
17
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
20
19
15
17
17
12
12
12
12
10
8
7
7
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
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