Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 41 | 68 | 151 | 78 | 77 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:24AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:46AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.50m | 7:52AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 13 | 87 | 78 | 77 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | S 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 54 | 41 | 68 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 205 | 205 | 287 | 207 | 87 | 365 | 375 | 30 | 161 |
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