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Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.8° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
1.7
SW
11
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2208
1968
3127
701
2110
3160
2901
2664
3819
3492
2004
1762
1514
1270
1116
919
757
669
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM2.17m
2:10PM1.98m
3:01AM2.24m
2:49PM2.01m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.31m
8:24AM0.66m
8:28PM0.23m
9:05AM0.64m
9:07PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
3
3
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4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
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