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 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 1AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2680
2391
2247
1712
1665
1107
1004
1456
1297
1170
1140
836
659
581
506
434
398
380
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:46PM1.94m
6:59AM1.84m
6:22PM1.84m
7:52AM1.75m
7:03PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.40m
12:38PM0.99m
1:06AM0.48m
1:26PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
9
8
9
11
14
14
13
12
13
11
12
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
5
6
8
12
11
9
8
9
5
7
11
13
13
12
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