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Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 5PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 69 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 503 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 74 | 92 | 85 | 146 | 102 | 92 | 77 | 110 | 195 | 355 | 160 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32AM 1.38 | 6:56PM 0.97 | 7:09AM 1.44 | 7:43PM 0.97 | 7:47AM 1.49 | 8:26PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15PM 0.37 | 12:29AM 0.40 | 1:58PM 0.30 | 1:09AM 0.40 | 2:38PM 0.25 | 1:48AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
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