
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 47 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 403 | 620 | 587 | 497 | 490 | 404 | 264 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.03m | 6:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
48 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 47 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 587 | 497 | 490 | 404 | 264 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
45 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
25 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | 9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | 29 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 403 | 620 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 24 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 13 | 365 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 296 | 473 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 101 | 194 | 31 | 158 |
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