Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am 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)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)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 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
664
742
690
613
554
542
547
463
432
495
589
768
896
833
694
707
634
555
477
418
418
363
353
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
WNW
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
Low Tide
3:18AM-0.05m
2:49PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.31m
5:11AM0.00m
4:35PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
18
17
19
18
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
12
10
9
8
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
731
664
742
690
613
554
542
547
463
432
495
589
768
896
833
694
707
634
555
477
418
418
363
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
5
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
7
28
348
697
675
601
744
919
996
899
973
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
15
18
18
25
30
18
96
135
96
61
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
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
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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