Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)20s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
20
1.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1682
1648
131
175
434
392
325
417
210
144
159
242
245
251
311
379
724
820
842
882
686
453
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM2.03m
4:04PM2.17m
4:44AM2.08m
4:36PM2.16m
5:29AM2.10m
5:12PM2.14m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.54m
10:27PM0.28m
10:37AM0.61m
11:04PM0.19m
11:19AM0.70m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
4
3
5
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
9
11
10
10
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