Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)999101111111114141313131212121212121112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232243293435452560571419450957122416248357391407154714021267131374593111541047929
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
N
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
5
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
1.28
1:30PM
1.21
2:29AM
1.32
2:35PM
1.09
3:31AM
1.37
3:54PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.17
7:35AM
0.43
7:52PM
0.23
8:48AM
0.43
8:44PM
0.30
10:10AM
0.40
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:04-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222212127262524242221212121212120202120212122
Feels °C (?)212425242227252222281917181817171819192120202020
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