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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 07 Dec 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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 Monday (Dec 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s 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 12 days are 2.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Dec 09) 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 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (Dec 12) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 8th Dec)4.5ft (1.3m) 12s
Best Surf 5PM (Mon 8th Dec)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Most Powerful 5AM (Tue 9th Dec)7ft (2.2m) 12s

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

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12111212121113141313121212121313126788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55547168773658310451102947846581435319319291277224144186287182326
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
NW
5
W
5
NNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
E
0
NW
30
ESE
15
NNE
30
NNW
25
SW
15
SW
25
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
2.44
2:29PM
2.11
3:39AM
2.45
3:25PM
2.13
4:25AM
2.42
4:19PM
2.10
5:08AM
2.35
5:13PM
2.03
5:49AM
2.27
6:07PM
1.95
6:29AM
2.16
7:02PM
1.86
7:07AM
2.05
7:58PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
-0.13
8:52AM
0.69
8:57PM
-0.11
9:43AM
0.60
9:48PM
-0.03
10:32AM
0.54
10:36PM
0.11
11:20AM
0.49
11:23PM
0.29
12:07PM
0.47
12:09AM
0.49
12:54PM
0.47
12:55AM
0.68
1:40PM
0.49
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
Sunrise-5:47--5:47--5:47--5:47--5:48--5:48--5:48-
Sunset--8:32--8:32--8:34--8:35--8:36--8:37--8:37
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141920161414131313131314141723222016141416
Feels °C (?)81318131010810989881718191412999
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