
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
490 | 520 | 270 | 519 | 249 | 403 | 836 | 486 | 559 | 490 | 404 | 334 | 231 | 190 | 141 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 202 | 138 | 91 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.52m | 8:23PM1.32m | 8:43AM1.61m | 9:10PM1.29m | 9:24AM1.67m | 9:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.15m | 2:24PM0.15m | 2:21AM0.14m | 3:10PM0.07m | 3:00AM0.17m | 3:59PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
270 | 291 | 270 | 294 | 249 | 4 | 476 | 486 | 559 | 490 | 404 | 334 | 231 | 190 | 575 | 422 | 286 | 363 | 348 | 283 | 202 | 138 | 91 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 141 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
— | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
490 | 520 | — | 519 | 3 | 403 | 836 | — | — | 1 | 35 | 255 | 593 | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 151 | 168 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 541 | 419 | 11 | 1 |
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