Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Forecast

/ VIC – Phillip Island (20 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (38.52° S 145.30° E)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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 14.9° C
(Which is 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 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 22) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. 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 12 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 23) at 8AM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11AM (Sat 22nd Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Best Surf	11AM (Sat 22nd Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Most Powerful	5AM (Thu 20th Nov)	8ft (2.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).
	Wed 19		Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	6	6	12	12	12	11	11	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	827	2253	1463	1382	1212	877	518	374	287	202	137	96	78	61	123	75	69	68	44	31	32
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	SE	E	E	ESE	NNE	WSW	SSW	NE	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:40AM 1.92	12:06PM 1.69		1:26AM 2.02	12:54PM 1.73		2:07AM 2.10	1:39PM 1.77		2:46AM 2.15		2:20PM 1.80	3:23AM 2.18		2:58PM 1.82	3:59AM 2.19		3:35PM 1.82	4:33AM 2.18
Low Tide / height (m)			6:41AM 0.99	6:35PM 0.44		7:30AM 0.94	7:19PM 0.37		8:12AM 0.88	8:00PM 0.32		8:51AM 0.84		8:39PM 0.29	9:29AM 0.81		9:16PM 0.28	10:05AM 0.79		9:52PM 0.30	10:40AM 0.78

	Wed 19		Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50
Sunset	8:13	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	15	19	18	15	18	16	21	22	20	18	16	16	16
Feels °C (?)	8	6	7	7	7	7	4	5	14	14	13	13	14	11	20	18	17	19	12	14	11

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