Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 6PM is: 0.3m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
22
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
96
53
52
73
259
520
795
871
802
669
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
308
413
1002
1096
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:27AM1.77m
8:30PM1.83m
9:42AM1.89m
9:28PM1.83m
10:52AM2.06m
10:28PM1.87m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.85m
3:04AM0.53m
3:42PM0.89m
4:03AM0.36m
4:52PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
21
21
20
18
15
15
12
12
15
16
16
15
15
16
14
14
16
19
18
15
15
14
14
14
18
18
17
16
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
103
96
53
52
52
259
520
795
871
802
669
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
308
413
1002
1096
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.8
SW
13
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
2
43
41
40
56
132
36
5
5
4
4
205
345
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
12
12
1
20
73
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
6
2
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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