Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malabar today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 120 | 190 | 262 | 30 | 197 | 129 | 104 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 66 | 107 | 103 | 104 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.03m | 10:28AM1.50m | 11:18PM0.99m | 11:08AM1.45m | 00:03AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.41m | 5:21PM0.22m | 4:35AM0.45m | 6:05PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 145 | 120 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 103 | 104 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 190 | 262 | 103 | 197 | 129 | 104 | 1 | 9 | 27 | — | 24 | 18 | 26 | 66 | 107 | 71 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 18 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 146 | 146 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 442 | 747 | 460 | 101 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
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