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 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
1145
1545
1547
2071
2403
2614
2737
2390
2664
3181
3493
4218
4013
4891
5360
9125
4511
4357
6440
5618
3013
2974
2584
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM2.03m
8:02PM1.97m
9:55AM2.07m
9:08PM1.95m
11:04AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.15m
2:27PM1.00m
2:55AM0.11m
3:39PM1.04m
4:02AM0.08m
4:53PM1.01m
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7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
0
1
2
1
2
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
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7
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