Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1712
2471
3082
3119
3051
3181
3529
3769
3445
3269
3172
2901
2901
2570
2231
1919
1742
1456
2451
3657
1740
1561
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:35PM2.19m
4:26AM2.25m
4:11PM2.19m
5:10AM2.22m
4:49PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.55m
9:58PM0.08m
10:20AM0.61m
10:39PM0.04m
11:01AM0.70m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
1
3
10
8
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
3
4
7
10
8
9
8
7
7
5
3
5
3
4
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