Magic Lands surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Magic Lands today?

The current surf forecast for Magic Lands at 11AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
863
828
864
826
817
998
1570
1542
1467
1449
1571
1609
1446
1321
1203
1203
1187
1065
943
743
754
700
635
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09AM1.76m
8:36PM1.83m
9:29AM1.75m
9:36PM1.78m
10:43AM1.82m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.72m
2:18PM0.77m
3:05AM0.69m
3:32PM0.88m
4:08AM0.62m
4:44PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
19
17
17
18
19
19
22
23
22
21
13
12
11
12
17
18
16
16
14
14
15
14
15
14
16
15
14
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
563
555
620
601
573
451
998
1570
1542
1467
1449
1571
1609
1446
1321
1203
1203
1187
1065
943
743
754
700
635
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
557
863
828
864
826
817
341
62
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
78
146
122
124
106
121
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
9
6
2
4
3
4
8
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
5
18
19
9
19
9
0
0
18
19
19
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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