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 19 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
1063
1091
1069
1037
940
851
765
623
676
757
590
565
549
802
910
1089
1461
1710
1610
2541
1918
1999
1838
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
35
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57AM2.08m
4:38PM1.99m
5:35AM1.98m
5:11PM1.90m
6:16AM1.88m
5:47PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.24m
10:51AM0.75m
11:05PM0.33m
11:25AM0.85m
11:42PM0.43m
12:04PM0.95m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
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6:10
6:12
6:13
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1
Temp °C
16
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15
16
20
17
18
18
17
16
16
19
22
24
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
15
14
16
16
13
10
8
10
11
16
9
10
4
3
2
4
5
4
5
6
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