Magic Lands surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Magic Lands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Magic Lands sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Magic Lands today?

The current surf forecast for Magic Lands at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
8
2
W
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
3
SW
13
4
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
909
1147
873
553
376
1187
1016
1016
459
447
318
576
1267
1415
3069
2117
2756
3823
4378
4616
4669
4851
2067
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:32PM2.20m
2:12AM1.89m
3:08PM2.19m
2:49AM1.88m
3:44PM2.17m
3:24AM1.86m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.27m
8:36PM0.75m
8:30AM0.26m
9:12PM0.75m
9:06AM0.28m
9:48PM0.76m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
1
9
10
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
8
9
7
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
7
4
1
0
-1
0
1
3
2
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
10
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
8
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
58
54
207
215
376
1187
1016
1016
459
150
317
404
96
36
4
4
10
4
4
10
10
10
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
1
WSW
8
1.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
4
75
127
84
134
4
44
44
117
447
98
96
5
4
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
10
10
125
156
18
4
4
44
63
5
15
11
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
8
1.1
W
8
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.6
WSW
8
2
W
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
3
SW
13
4
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1077
909
1147
873
553
347
157
5
19
29
318
576
1267
1415
3069
2117
2756
3823
4378
4616
4669
4851
2067
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
7
1
Distance (km)
92
92
92
79
26
5
9
9
5
5
87
87
142
243
107
107
437
478
478
495
470
92
92
447
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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