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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
18.1° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121615151515141414141414131313131312910121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2722683447348716966866686595815064924576491452320320305669421901197723263399
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
on		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
on		ononcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
2.35
4:12PM
2.07
4:47AM
2.33
5:04PM
2.05
5:24AM
2.28
5:53PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.47
10:22PM
0.24
11:04AM
0.39
11:06PM
0.38
11:46AM
0.34
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:05-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262526181717181717171828292120181819171717171615
Feels °C (?)24212115131315131517172628181918171410910989
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