Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 100 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 243 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:20AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.58m | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 354 | 247 | 201 | 180 | 196 | 170 | 140 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 52 | 141 | 159 | 89 | 42 | 243 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 100 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 182 | 165 | 38 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | E 11 | S 12 | E 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 21 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 72 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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