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 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
18
1.8
SW
7
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
777
677
606
557
595
519
432
360
297
285
224
176
176
111
139
80
1351
336
1374
1890
2412
2842
2982
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM2.04m
1:04PM2.08m
1:36AM2.14m
1:45PM2.13m
2:23AM2.22m
2:23PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.49m
7:19PM0.37m
7:43AM0.49m
8:02PM0.24m
8:26AM0.51m
8:42PM0.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
22
22
20
19
18
16
15
15
16
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
11
11
12
18
17
18
16
14
11
12
11
13
9
10
11
7
4
3
4
2
1
0
0
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