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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
1312
1388
1276
1467
1082
967
853
966
763
667
648
507
471
444
374
326
326
273
661
553
477
471
459
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30PM1.77m
11:58AM1.85m
00:27AM1.94m
12:38PM1.93m
1:15AM2.11m
1:16PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.71m
6:11PM0.63m
6:36AM0.65m
6:52PM0.43m
7:22AM0.60m
7:32PM0.25m
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Temp °C
11
10
11
11
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
15
20
22
20
19
Feels °C
4
4
5
7
7
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
8
8
10
15
18
15
14
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