
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 246 | 655 | 1026 | 1041 | 1140 | 1594 | 1632 | 1464 | 1185 | 1155 | 930 | 715 | 777 | 623 | 694 | 1420 | 1261 | 1953 | 1330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.67m | 8:10AM1.79m | 8:12PM1.61m | 9:05AM1.74m | 9:32PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.69m | 2:22PM0.94m | 2:30AM0.79m | 3:26PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
215 | 246 | 655 | 1026 | 1041 | 1140 | 1594 | 1632 | 1464 | 1185 | 1155 | 930 | 715 | 777 | 520 | 694 | 1420 | 1261 | 1953 | 1330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 20 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | SSW 17 |
97 | 96 | 13 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 986 | 104 | — | — | — | 277 | 531 | 373 | 623 | 382 | 1009 | 120 | 6 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | E 3 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — |
15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 39 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1330 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 15 |
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