Malabar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney South Coast, Australia)

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Malabar Surf Guide

Malabar in Sydney South is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. The best time of year for waves is autumn. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. A right hand reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, crowds and pollution.

Malabar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	21.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Malabar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Malabar occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Malabar (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Malabar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in June while 19% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

19%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Malabar Location Map

Interactive Malabar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Malabar is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Malabar is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 26 km (16 miles) away.

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Malabar Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:11 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off

What does Malabar look like?

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Tides at Malabar

Current tide and informaton

For Randwick, 5 km from Malabar.

Next High Water: 11:16am | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 05:20am | 0.29m

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Malabar Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.3 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite