Magic Lands surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 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 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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 Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
928
1002
972
908
739
589
500
414
302
251
247
225
427
414
569
777
837
824
850
824
799
711
647
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21PM2.41m
4:06AM2.17m
5:07PM2.30m
4:57AM2.09m
5:55PM2.17m
5:52AM1.97m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.59m
10:32AM0.01m
11:08PM0.63m
11:21AM0.19m
11:59PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
19
19
19
18
21
23
23
21
20
18
18
18
22
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
17
15
16
15
14
17
19
19
17
16
13
13
13
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
759
928
1002
972
908
739
589
500
414
302
251
247
225
427
414
569
777
837
824
850
824
799
711
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
S
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
E
8
0.4
SW
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.5
NW
4
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
21
20
19
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
114
37
74
6
50
50
5
65
1
1
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
2
8
18
18
7
3
3
29
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
39
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
14
26
24
16
13
14
8
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
12
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
5
7
7
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Phillip Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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