Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
315
277
193
228
203
154
250
369
504
616
694
2042
1795
1631
1446
1297
1281
1068
911
813
650
506
796
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.76m
10:37PM1.61m
12:07PM1.85m
11:49PM1.68m
12:48PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.63m
5:13PM1.10m
5:14AM0.62m
6:12PM0.96m
6:11AM0.58m
6:57PM0.80m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
9
7
6
4
6
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
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