
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.04m | 8:08PM1.55m | 8:48AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | 9:24AM1.12m | 9:18PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.20m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:53AM0.16m | 2:17PM0.34m | 3:25AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 515 | 481 | 408 | 351 | 343 | 851 | 976 | 924 | 819 | 696 | 730 | 711 | 697 | 627 | 561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 14 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | E 6 | S 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 1128 | — | — | — | 516 | — | — | — | — | 1046 | 987 | 932 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 607 | 539 | 606 | 606 | 287 | 287 | 48 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 76 | 18 | 15 |
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