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 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5805
4569
3629
2643
2171
2499
1299
991
821
1129
1112
623
537
430
379
324
319
278
273
228
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:59PM1.63m
12:43PM1.92m
00:05AM1.66m
1:25PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:47PM1.12m
5:42AM0.50m
6:45PM1.02m
6:34AM0.47m
7:32PM0.90m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
1
3
2
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
11
9
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