Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
721 | 732 | 821 | 834 | 933 | 885 | 924 | 978 | 899 | 924 | 686 | 1722 | 1502 | 1210 | 1055 | 853 | 683 | 648 | 472 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.93m | 1:57PM2.08m | 2:21AM2.06m | 2:30PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.62m | 7:44AM0.51m | 8:11PM0.45m | 8:24AM0.50m | 8:46PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
721 | 732 | 821 | 834 | 933 | 885 | 924 | 978 | 899 | 924 | 666 | 1722 | 1502 | 1210 | 1055 | 853 | 683 | 648 | 472 | 535 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
97 | 60 | 39 | — | 31 | — | 72 | 112 | 303 | 299 | 686 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 37 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 98 | 87 | 83 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 439 | 471 | 116 | 439 | 115 |
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