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 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
3
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2203
1742
648
528
513
791
499
447
822
943
1165
1364
2160
2166
2528
2758
4855
2901
2875
2865
2702
2506
2295
2039
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:31AM1.98m
8:48PM1.92m
10:43AM2.00m
10:10PM1.89m
11:49AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.17m
3:12PM1.05m
3:43AM0.22m
4:33PM1.00m
4:56AM0.24m
5:48PM0.86m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
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5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
4
5
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
6
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
8
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