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

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) this week:

The surf forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 25) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) in the next 16 days are 1.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Mar 30) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 25th Mar)3.5ft (1.0m) 13s
Best Surf 8AM (Wed 25th Mar)3.5ft (1.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 5PM (Thu 26th Mar)6ft (1.9m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121614998121212121615141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3802913731641041146312471055687996203203335739623465336265316281281
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
ENE
5
N
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.24
5:36PM
2.37
5:20AM
2.22
6:22PM
2.27
6:04AM
2.15
7:11PM
2.14
6:53AM
2.05
8:05PM
2.01
7:50AM
1.92
9:06PM
1.89
9:00AM
1.80
10:14PM
1.82
10:26AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.54
11:03AM
-0.09
11:32PM
0.60
11:48AM
-0.04
12:16AM
0.68
12:35PM
0.08
1:04AM
0.77
1:27PM
0.24
1:59AM
0.85
2:26PM
0.42
3:06AM
0.90
3:35PM
0.59
4:24AM
0.88
4:53PM
0.69
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-7:24--7:26--7:26--7:28--7:28--7:30--7:31-
Sunset--7:22--7:22--7:20--7:19--7:16--7:15--7:14
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3---1761-21----------
Temp. °C192020171614141414151616151515161516151623
Feels °C (?)1819191411745581012111212141515121520
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