Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
690
613
613
542
466
463
484
579
669
878
833
754
610
622
622
544
482
410
356
363
312
296
296
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.17m
9:20PM1.77m
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:17AM1.07m
11:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.31m
5:11AM0.00m
4:35PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
16
15
15
13
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
742
690
613
613
542
466
463
484
579
669
878
833
754
610
622
622
544
482
410
356
363
312
296
296
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
S
3
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
Energy kJ
2
4
8
151
302
487
507
526
719
930
828
817
963
993
836
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
25
25
25
15
0
30
61
30
30
25
25
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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