Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 267 | 110 | 83 | 110 | 79 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 39 | 138 | 85 | 83 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:13AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:24AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | 7:52AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
66 | 6 | 110 | 83 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 64 | 85 | 83 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | E 5 | S 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 |
78 | — | 14 | 5 | 81 | 52 | 44 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 7 |
12 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 267 | 42 | 69 | 110 | 79 | — | — | 21 | 39 | 138 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 471 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 87 | 87 |
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