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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
513
492
628
609
380
325
315
277
193
193
203
154
250
369
504
628
694
2042
1795
1631
1330
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:08AM1.71m
9:13PM1.60m
11:14AM1.76m
10:37PM1.61m
12:07PM1.85m
Low Tide
3:54PM1.18m
4:08AM0.63m
5:13PM1.10m
5:14AM0.62m
6:12PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
7
7
8
10
10
10
7
6
4
5
10
9
8
7
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