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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
22
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
140
138
106
103
96
53
52
73
259
520
795
861
802
669
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36PM1.86m
8:27AM1.77m
8:30PM1.83m
9:42AM1.89m
9:28PM1.83m
10:52AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.67m
2:26PM0.85m
3:04AM0.53m
3:42PM0.89m
4:03AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
17
14
13
12
13
14
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
20
19
14
10
11
10
11
12
17
17
15
15
14
15
13
13
17
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
176
140
138
106
103
96
53
52
52
259
520
795
861
802
669
560
553
499
350
346
297
228
212
221
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
9
0.1
W
20
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
19
7
3
1
12
43
41
40
56
132
36
5
5
5
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
12
1
1
20
73
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
E
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
3
8
5
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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