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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
648
511
444
437
369
260
248
244
330
139
144
181
747
770
1618
2295
2278
2785
2747
3261
4046
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:36AM2.09m
4:41PM2.24m
5:25AM2.03m
5:16PM2.15m
6:11AM1.96m
5:51PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.50m
11:07PM0.24m
11:15AM0.65m
11:47PM0.27m
11:56AM0.79m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
11
12
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
6
4
3
2
1
1
0
-1
0
0
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