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Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 47 | 71 | 72 | 86 | 88 | 146 | 87 | 37 | 65 | 123 | 175 | 393 | 353 | 173 | 138 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 47 | 61 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:43PM 0.97 | 7:47AM 1.49 | 8:26PM 0.99 | 8:24AM 1.52 | 9:07PM 1.00 | 9:02AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:58PM 0.30 | 1:09AM 0.40 | 2:38PM 0.25 | 1:48AM 0.40 | 3:16PM 0.21 | 2:27AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
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