Malabar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 151.27° E

Issued: 4 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Malabar sea temperature is

20.2°C

Malabar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malabar today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	37	38	41	33	42	75	74	74	223	197	175	161	232	31	31	31	31	31	33	33	137	79	33	32	16	265
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	00:54AM0.92m				12:36PM1.32m				1:52AM0.92m				1:27PM1.27m					2:54AM0.95m				2:23PM1.22m				3:53AM1.02m
Low Tide			6:01AM0.55m				7:42PM0.34m				6:57AM0.60m					8:34PM0.35m				8:04AM0.63m				9:23PM0.33m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	7:37
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	20	18	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	15	15	14	16	16	16	15	15	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 14
kJ	37	38	41	33	30	75	74	74	77	55	35	28	30	31	14	199	269	251	205	161	137	79	55	54	39	265
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	NE 7	S 18	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 4	ENE 10
kJ	15	9	23	23	42	24	—	18	6	3	10	11	11	11	31	14	31	31	33	33	31	31	33	32	5	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 14	ENE 8	S 14	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 8	E 10	NNE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	S 15	S 15	E 10	E 11
kJ	6	6	6	3	4	19	4	6	23	6	6	8	3	3	10	31	6	3	31	31	31	4	4	18	16	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	E 3	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	5	24	52	77	69	72	78	126	223	197	175	161	232	225	178	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	9	8	6	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Manly-North Steyne NSW - Sydney North Coast	Narrabeen-South NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Fairy Bower NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lurline Bay NSW - Sydney South Coast	Lurline Bay NSW - Sydney South Coast	Lurline Bay NSW - Sydney South Coast	Malabar NSW - Sydney South Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	The Bombie NSW - Illawarra	Bondi Beach NSW - Sydney South Coast	Maroubra Beach NSW - Sydney South Coast	Malabar NSW - Sydney South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	18	26	30	44	81	230	206	81	96	96	61	61	81	418	18	2	2	2	0	30	116	81	56	7	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast																Cronulla Point	Shark Island (Cronulla)	Shark Island (Cronulla)	Shark Island (Cronulla)					Bondi Beach	Cronulla Point	Shark Island (Cronulla)
Rating (10 max)																2	2	2	2					1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Noises WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	6	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cojo United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Cojo United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Boners United States	Mavericks United States	Boners United States	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	El Capitan United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	El Capitan United States	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	8	9	9	6	6

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