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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 08 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131314141414141413131313131212101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37785983469071160463952145345332729929028628231529110266948971313172316651857
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.00
4:08PM
2.17
3:51AM
1.96
4:43PM
2.10
4:23AM
1.90
5:19PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
0.24
10:08PM
0.71
10:11AM
0.29
10:41PM
0.77
10:45AM
0.36
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00-------5:59--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------2621221111
Temp. °C141414141415141415161619232521191918121514131312
Feels °C (?)101112131213101011111113162116151312875343
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