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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 19 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s 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 (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | |
901 | 819 | 735 | 647 | 501 | 501 | 435 | 370 | 370 | 318 | 302 | 302 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 599 | 200 | 422 | 353 | 352 | 349 | 289 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:17AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.65m | 12:20PM1.04m | 00:08AM1.55m | 1:27PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | 5:37PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 901 | 819 | 465 | 498 | 627 | 932 | 912 | 370 | 632 | 687 | 799 | 302 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 204 | 200 | 154 | 148 | 139 | 110 | 137 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 388 | 735 | 647 | 501 | 501 | 435 | — | 370 | 318 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 675 | 829 | 809 | 1039 | 1263 | 1331 | 828 | 899 | 996 | 1160 | 972 | 1018 | 899 | 908 | 754 | 599 | 496 | 422 | 353 | 352 | 349 | 289 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 61 | 61 |
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