Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313171716161616141414141418161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277253286282282282293663486480416339251203203200123300701836791656628488
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
SSE
15
E
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
2.49
2:32AM
2.20
3:35PM
2.48
3:18AM
2.21
4:21PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
-0.12
8:50PM
0.57
8:57AM
-0.16
9:35PM
0.57
9:44AM
-0.11
10:20PM
0.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---5:44-------5:42-------5:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121419221915151516172123232119161514181921212121
Feels °C (?)81017201511111213141821201817161613181718181717
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