Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1994
2021
1958
2054
1513
1357
1096
975
788
696
631
683
651
643
644
710
719
710
710
701
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
ENE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM1.84m
9:37AM1.87m
9:56PM1.79m
10:44AM1.84m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.55m
3:49PM0.81m
4:19AM0.68m
5:04PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:29
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Temp °C
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
12
18
17
18
14
13
12
12
17
24
23
20
18
Feels °C
6
6
3
3
4
2
4
9
16
13
14
9
9
8
7
13
20
19
16
15
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