Malabar Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 151.27° E

Malabar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malabar sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
1.1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
91
85
74
44
50
49
76
64
8
15
15
22
47
37
35
34
33
33
33
37
33
19
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
10
N
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:02AM1.38m
10:10PM1.34m
10:42AM1.41m
10:55PM1.23m
11:28AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.13m
4:07PM0.25m
4:22AM0.18m
4:57PM0.28m
5:00AM0.24m
5:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
14
14
18
22
25
22
21
19
18
18
22
26
26
25
23
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
14
12
12
14
14
11
11
15
18
22
16
18
15
14
14
18
22
22
20
19
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