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 04 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2901
2570
2384
2061
1742
1456
1200
1096
2432
1720
2859
1962
1070
641
1363
1163
865
905
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11PM2.19m
5:10AM2.22m
4:49PM2.16m
5:58AM2.14m
5:32PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.04m
11:01AM0.70m
11:22PM0.06m
11:46AM0.79m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
5
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
14
15
15
14
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
6
7
7
6
4
2
3
5
8
9
9
10
9
8
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