Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151512141413131313131717161616161414141414171515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10676102128277253286282282282293663486480416339251203203200158394842936
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
2.14
2:49PM
2.49
2:32AM
2.20
3:35PM
2.48
3:18AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.60
8:10AM
-0.12
8:50PM
0.57
8:57AM
-0.16
9:35PM
0.57
9:44AM
-0.11
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161614131213192119151515161721232221201816161920
Feels °C (?)1212101089171815111211131418202018171614151917
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