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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
75
132
132
124
92
90
89
69
50
49
47
41
39
35
75
73
65
64
76
134
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM2.01m
4:51AM2.19m
4:35PM1.97m
5:26AM2.12m
5:09PM1.91m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.66m
10:19PM0.21m
10:52AM0.69m
10:54PM0.28m
11:26AM0.75m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
11
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
18
19
18
15
16
19
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
8
12
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
16
15
12
13
18
18
16
17
18
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