Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 145.30° E

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast from 15 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 20 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SW swell with 813 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

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 (Jun 17) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Wed 17th Jun)2.5ft (0.8m) 13s
Best Surf10PM (Sun 21st Jun)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sat 20th Jun)4.5ft (1.3m) 16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
17
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.2
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
158
172
476
733
453
308
166
92
87
116
287
516
745
314
295
290
255
238
317
424
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
NNE
40
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NW
25
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM1.96m
12:27PM2.31m
11:53PM2.02m
1:23PM2.37m
00:56AM2.08m
2:14PM2.41m
1:58AM2.12m
3:02PM2.41m
2:57AM2.12m
3:47PM2.38m
3:54AM2.09m
4:30PM2.32m
4:50AM2.04m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.94m
5:30AM-0.03m
6:24PM0.87m
6:31AM-0.08m
7:22PM0.76m
7:28AM-0.09m
8:16PM0.65m
8:23AM-0.03m
9:08PM0.54m
9:15AM0.08m
9:59PM0.45m
10:05AM0.24m
10:48PM0.39m
10:53AM0.42m
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7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
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5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
2
1
1
6
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
18
18
17
16
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
8
12
15
15
17
14
12
10
10
4
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
17
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
Energy kJ
232
158
172
476
733
453
308
166
92
87
69
287
516
745
314
268
290
192
129
317
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.1
W
22
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.3
NW
4
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
Energy kJ
127
9
119
110
2
22
116
51
299
295
248
255
238
56
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
W
11
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
9
7
22
44
66
77
51
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.3
W
6
0.7
NW
4
0.8
W
5
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
14
10
10
11
1
3
10
10
50
98
105
16
31
11
8
4
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
74
8
2
2
2
2
69
69
126
445
115
84
84
15
3
2
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
9
6
7
5
4
7
4
7
4
9
6
6
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Information about the Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Forrest Caves (Phillip Island)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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