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 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 7PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1729
1537
1180
1109
897
710
603
485
472
472
375
943
897
783
724
715
657
648
558
472
410
355
350
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM2.11m
5:48AM1.94m
5:40PM2.08m
6:41AM1.98m
6:19PM2.04m
7:40AM2.01m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.39m
11:38AM0.71m
00:12AM0.30m
12:27PM0.81m
00:59AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
11
14
13
12
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
7
10
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
7
12
8
7
5
4
3
4
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