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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 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: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
513
570
553
495
418
330
277
200
177
147
125
176
173
242
282
459
478
457
595
464
511
431
380
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21PM2.41m
4:06AM2.17m
5:07PM2.30m
4:57AM2.09m
5:55PM2.17m
5:52AM1.97m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.59m
10:32AM0.01m
11:08PM0.63m
11:21AM0.19m
11:59PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:40
5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
19
19
19
18
21
23
23
21
20
18
18
18
22
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
17
15
16
15
14
17
19
19
17
16
13
13
13
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
357
513
570
553
495
418
330
277
200
177
147
94
176
173
242
282
459
478
457
595
464
511
431
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
21
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.1
S
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
20
19
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
125
47
46
58
6
49
50
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
18
18
18
60
3
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
8
7
3
1
2
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
8
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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