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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
35
75
73
66
64
76
136
121
255
241
245
539
553
539
479
410
404
346
317
261
261
246
190
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
5:26AM2.12m
5:09PM1.91m
6:02AM2.04m
5:44PM1.83m
6:40AM1.95m
6:23PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.75m
11:29PM0.36m
12:02PM0.82m
00:05AM0.46m
12:42PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:39
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Temp °C
18
15
16
18
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
21
25
24
24
22
21
22
20
21
26
26
23
24
Feels °C
14
12
13
16
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
18
23
20
19
18
17
18
15
17
22
22
20
21
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