Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 13 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (13 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1
SSE
10
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
213
205
146
146
156
125
101
88
88
85
81
88
104
108
111
114
149
212
208
158
108
84
84
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.40m
5:39AM1.26m
6:14PM1.53m
6:34AM1.26m
6:58PM1.65m
7:29AM1.24m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.18m
11:44PM0.30m
11:46AM0.15m
00:38AM0.18m
12:30PM0.15m
1:31AM0.07m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
14
13
15
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
19
18
16
15
16
17
19
20
19
16
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
38
38
205
120
117
87
125
101
88
88
85
81
88
104
108
111
114
149
149
181
158
108
84
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
25
29
37
21
21
21
81
79
59
57
57
57
42
43
42
40
39
26
22
4
16
26
24
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
9
26
19
38
34
21
20
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
4
15
22
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
208
213
112
146
146
156
212
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
365
633
146
158
146
30
30
82
61
15
15
11
0
0
0
4
15
15
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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