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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
13.5° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141414151415141414131313121211111212121213121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2125266831073665333130265078221617541266969633473361245273309396376444451800718503
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNE
25
NNW
45
NNW
25
N
50
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
2.04
6:20PM
1.98
7:43AM
1.91
7:20PM
1.84
8:51AM
1.82
8:35PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.15
12:32PM
0.86
1:00AM
0.32
1:32PM
0.95
2:03AM
0.48
2:47PM
0.99
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:09-------6:10--
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1111-------------1----2
Temp. °C1110101012111212108812161818161515121819181510
Feels °C (?)30124356632591215129568121270
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Phillip Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) (light winds from the ESE at Rhyll 8 km from Forrest Caves (Phillip Island)). 3.3m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.7m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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