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 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
545
657
723
652
1729
2140
2350
2492
2643
3306
4328
4834
4629
4376
3729
5402
2633
2383
2155
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
SW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:16PM2.15m
6:11AM1.96m
5:51PM2.04m
6:58AM1.89m
6:26PM1.94m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.27m
11:56AM0.79m
00:27AM0.33m
12:38PM0.92m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
5
6
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
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