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 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
350
248
245
238
228
437
1382
2241
2356
2434
2533
2422
2499
2528
2587
3094
3633
3778
3817
4013
10045
5017
4560
Wind (km/h)
20
N
35
N
35
N
45
N
45
N
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM2.01m
7:06PM2.01m
8:45AM2.03m
8:02PM1.97m
9:55AM2.07m
9:08PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.92m
1:53AM0.15m
2:27PM1.00m
2:55AM0.11m
3:39PM1.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
6
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
9
11
14
13
13
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
7
4
4
1
-1
-1
0
0
2
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
4
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