Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
252
248
178
181
146
203
284
253
295
469
428
422
350
391
177
179
314
283
790
961
2280
1889
2668
2309
2111
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
25
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
W
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:13AM2.11m
7:27PM1.90m
8:04AM1.99m
8:40PM1.82m
9:01AM1.89m
9:59PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.34m
1:26PM0.63m
1:40AM0.55m
2:27PM0.63m
2:46AM0.74m
3:32PM0.60m
4:00AM0.87m
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Temp °C
12
11
12
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
16
17
19
14
11
10
11
Feels °C
10
8
8
14
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
11
9
7
6
10
11
16
8
4
5
3
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