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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
17.5°C
3.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
7
0.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
10
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
581
1080
634
139
137
134
149
365
760
861
756
770
1271
1368
1609
1341
1323
1088
966
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50AM2.25m
1:32PM1.97m
2:37AM2.38m
2:18PM2.06m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.24m
7:55AM0.72m
7:55PM0.07m
8:41AM0.66m
8:42PM-0.06m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
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6
5
5
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9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
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