Magic Lands Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.56° S 145.35° E

Magic Lands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Magic Lands sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.9° 

Magic Lands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Magic Lands today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Magic Lands at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Magic Lands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
975
895
883
870
857
883
1390
1373
1339
1206
1087
974
796
774
612
508
269
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:40AM2.16m
2:55PM2.27m
3:29AM2.18m
3:32PM2.25m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.32m
8:45AM0.37m
9:14PM0.22m
9:28AM0.45m
9:54PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
11
11
12
14
14
16
17
18
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
11
11
7
8
8
11
10
14
13
15
12
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