Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
495
444
444
398
335
330
282
228
217
181
181
146
141
151
173
176
224
529
289
261
250
361
2030
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
N
15
NW
5
S
15
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
S
40
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:10AM1.69m
8:51PM1.58m
10:17AM1.72m
10:19PM1.63m
11:12AM1.78m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.71m
3:11PM1.08m
3:28AM0.76m
4:27PM0.98m
4:41AM0.75m
5:25PM0.83m
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light rain
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
2
12
10
7
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
21
23
22
19
19
19
18
17
19
16
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
20
22
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
14
13
14
13
12
10
5
5
6
3
3
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