Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 225 | 259 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.45m | 7:07AM1.06m | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:42AM1.13m | 7:40PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 259 | 442 | 575 | 517 | 455 | 413 | 318 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 38 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 297 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 129 | 196 | 226 | 225 | — | 595 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 61 | 61 | 81 | 61 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
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