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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 12PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
711
515
540
686
1420
2904
2140
1694
3373
3573
6892
6166
5654
5627
5691
8167
7468
5970
3544
3015
2580
2241
1904
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:55AM1.95m
7:26PM1.92m
9:06AM1.90m
8:45PM1.84m
10:19AM1.90m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.23m
1:40PM0.96m
2:15AM0.34m
2:58PM0.97m
3:31AM0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
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clear
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6:31
6:30
6:28
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6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
5
5
6
7
5
5
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
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