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Malabar Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
613 | 554 | 829 | 919 | 573 | 690 | 792 | 842 | 1018 | 1059 | 884 | 819 | 726 | 634 | 555 | 492 | 418 | 356 | 306 | 306 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 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 | 6:11AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 613 | 554 | 530 | 576 | 573 | 690 | 792 | 842 | 1018 | 1059 | 884 | 819 | 621 | 679 | 614 | 780 | 418 | 356 | 306 | 670 | 848 | 245 | 245 | 828 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 398 | — | 9 | — | — | 128 | 359 | 726 | 634 | 555 | 492 | — | — | — | 306 | 250 | — | — | 245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 829 | 919 | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 297 | 624 | — | — | 859 | 1173 | 932 | 818 | 670 | 1015 | 1190 | 885 | 996 | 1057 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 61 |
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