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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 09 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 09). 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 (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.7
WSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212121212121212121313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32729929028628231529583813239809901121151717231637146014221369246833843502380943854555
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
50
W
35
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.10
4:23AM
1.90
5:19PM
2.02
4:56AM
1.83
5:57PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.29
10:41PM
0.77
10:45AM
0.36
11:16PM
0.85
11:20AM
0.44
11:54PM
0.92
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:00-------5:59-------5:58----
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1---518112-1111211-121222
Temp. °C162123232119191613141414131211111111121313121213
Feels °C (?)1114171817141375545422221223223
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