Malabar Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 151.27° E

Malabar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malabar sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.4° 

Malabar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malabar today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
32
31
22
32
47
63
61
61
115
115
119
116
116
403
620
587
497
490
404
264
203
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
40
NE
45
NNE
35
N
35
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.49m
4:58AM0.98m
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.03m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.39m
11:05PM0.25m
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
14
15
15
12
11
11
12
17
18
12
15
18
16
15
12
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
7
9
12
10
11
12
9
9
8
9
12
13
7
8
11
9
8
4
6
6
8
8
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