Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1196
1547
1751
2134
2340
2380
2360
2426
2548
2262
2070
2035
2180
1993
1786
1623
1496
1522
1522
1351
1351
1236
1280
1302
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM1.09m
2:15AM1.33m
3:31PM1.16m
3:18AM1.23m
4:23PM1.24m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.17m
8:02PM0.52m
9:03AM0.21m
9:18PM0.51m
9:51AM0.25m
10:27PM0.46m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
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6:45
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
18
18
19
20
20
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1196
1547
1751
2134
2340
2380
2360
2426
2548
2262
2070
2035
2180
1993
1786
1623
1496
1522
1522
1351
1351
1236
1280
1302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
4
19
8
29
26
21
5
4
4
2
9
6
6
20
47
42
40
57
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
9
7
6
8
8
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
96
14
14
55
61
100
146
11
11
14
14
7
30
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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