
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
513 | 506 | 499 | 447 | 822 | 943 | 1055 | 1482 | 2643 | 2326 | 2714 | 2790 | 3085 | 2901 | 3039 | 3039 | 2865 | 2668 | 2601 | 2390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.92m | 10:43AM2.00m | 10:10PM1.89m | 11:49AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:33PM1.00m | 4:56AM0.24m | 5:48PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
513 | 506 | 499 | 447 | 822 | 943 | 1055 | 1482 | — | 2326 | 2714 | 2136 | — | 2901 | 3039 | 3039 | 2865 | 2668 | 2601 | 2390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 57 | 246 | 157 | 482 | 175 | 289 | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | SE 11 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | — | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 2643 | 688 | 832 | 2790 | 3085 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 8 | 74 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 146 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
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