Magic Lands Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.56° S 145.35° E

Magic Lands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Magic Lands at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s 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 (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
9
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
974
796
774
612
508
269
195
332
307
261
272
291
283
242
301
233
277
273
225
246
653
710
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32PM2.25m
4:13AM2.16m
4:07PM2.20m
4:54AM2.11m
4:41PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.45m
9:54PM0.17m
10:08AM0.55m
10:32PM0.18m
10:46AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
14
14
15
12
11
11
11
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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