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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
184
190
118
215
246
568
1026
1041
1248
1575
1632
1464
1185
1155
930
715
696
542
694
1420
1230
1953
1230
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:22AM1.86m
7:10PM1.67m
8:10AM1.79m
8:12PM1.61m
9:05AM1.74m
9:32PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.57m
1:27PM0.93m
1:31AM0.69m
2:22PM0.94m
2:30AM0.79m
3:26PM0.90m
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Temp °C
21
19
15
15
16
15
17
19
18
17
18
22
27
25
25
23
21
21
21
24
27
28
19
16
Feels °C
20
18
15
14
14
13
14
18
17
16
16
20
25
21
21
19
17
17
16
19
22
24
14
15
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