Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 71 | 120 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 226 | 511 | 407 | 370 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.23m | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:17AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.43m | 9:41AM0.57m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 98 | 68 | 29 | 104 | 102 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 108 | 1 | 46 | 178 | 6 | 1300 | 675 | 376 | 226 | 511 | 407 | 370 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NW 3 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | S 21 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 71 | 120 | 110 | 27 | 15 | 100 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 19 | 66 | 188 | 7 | 27 | 71 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 11 | E 7 | S 10 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 106 | 280 | 807 | 1508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 194 | 606 | 365 | 190 | 135 | 88 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 46 |
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