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/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malabar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malabar sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | |
629 | 629 | 606 | 535 | 525 | 441 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 160 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:09PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | 1:09PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | 5:15PM0.55m | 7:02AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 629 | 629 | 606 | 535 | 525 | 441 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 160 | 258 | 895 | 1527 | 1520 | 1174 | 944 | 745 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 3 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 62 | 68 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 84 | 40 | 33 | 21 | — | 9 | 18 | 15 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 168 | 44 | 168 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 116 |
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