Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
453
553
581
1438
1742
2157
2157
2075
1882
1761
1808
1832
1675
1764
1357
2122
1915
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.94m
12:41PM1.89m
1:31AM2.07m
1:28PM1.94m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.58m
6:43AM0.72m
7:01PM0.44m
7:38AM0.70m
7:47PM0.31m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
17
21
23
23
20
19
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
11
13
16
19
18
15
16
11
12
10
7
6
5
6
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