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 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1200
1200
2021
1208
2490
1924
1111
1641
1255
1063
1349
905
772
599
528
520
528
649
257
280
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49PM2.16m
5:58AM2.14m
5:32PM2.11m
6:53AM2.05m
6:23PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.06m
11:46AM0.79m
00:12AM0.12m
12:37PM0.89m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
3
3
3
5
8
10
10
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
7
5
5
5
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