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 pm 12 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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
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
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
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
1216
1028
1028
820
777
677
606
557
525
456
432
360
297
285
224
176
176
495
117
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:41AM2.04m
1:04PM2.08m
1:36AM2.14m
1:45PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.55m
6:53AM0.49m
7:19PM0.37m
7:43AM0.49m
8:02PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
21
21
20
20
19
17
15
14
15
13
14
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
13
11
11
12
15
16
17
17
17
12
11
11
13
9
9
11
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