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 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
1170
1041
757
659
581
506
434
398
380
369
363
374
488
488
480
473
954
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:22PM1.84m
7:52AM1.75m
7:03PM1.74m
8:56AM1.70m
7:58PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.48m
1:26PM1.09m
1:57AM0.56m
2:31PM1.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
3
2
4
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
16
15
15
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
6
6
10
12
13
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
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