Malabar Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 19.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 12						Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Fri 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	469	540	541	510	500	500	490	471	471	507	459	208	98	146	172	198	156	153	108	104	81	81	81	81
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					4:49PM1.26m				4:43AM1.26m				5:32PM1.40m				5:39AM1.26m				6:14PM1.53m
Low Tide			10:19AM0.22m				10:48PM0.43m				11:03AM0.18m				11:44PM0.30m				11:46AM0.15m				00:38AM0.18m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	15	14	15	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	209	148	141	102	102	100	69	67	63	39	38	38	196	125	117	63	83	153	108	104	81	81	81	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	S 14	S 14	NE 10	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 21	S 18	SSE 17	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	3	3	16	14	4	13	11	11	10	33	25	29	38	21	21	21	21	79	59	59	57	57	59	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 9	NE 11	NE 11	S 26	N 11	N 10	N 10	S 16	N 10	S 22	S 22	SSE 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	2	4	4	13	2	2	2	5	2	10	9	26	19	38	34	21	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	469	540	541	510	500	500	490	471	471	507	459	208	98	146	172	198	156	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Umina Point NSW - Newcastle	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Black Point NSW - Illawarra	Stanwell Park NSW - Illawarra	Clovelly Bombie NSW - Sydney South Coast	Malabar NSW - Sydney South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	96	168	168	96	96	96	61	61	96	168	135	46	146	47	61	61	146	146	15	100	40	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast																				Cronulla Point			Shark Island (Cronulla)	Shark Island (Cronulla)
Rating (10 max)																				1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Red Bluff WA - North West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Inner Pool South Africa	Inner Pool South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Pauba Brazil	Super Tubes South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Whacky Point South Africa	Whacky Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	8	8	9	9	9	9	6	9	9	7	7	6	9	8	9	5	5	5	5	5

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