Malabar Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 151.27° E

Malabar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malabar sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
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)
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
267
110
83
110
79
44
43
31
39
138
85
83
64
50
36
35
26
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NNE
0
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:55PM1.29m
1:13AM0.93m
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.47m
6:57AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
20
20
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
15
14
18
17
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
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