Malabar Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 151.27° E

Malabar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malabar sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Malabar today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
11
2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
19
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
1
2
320
827
1470
0
0
412
237
596
527
70
56
37
91
94
93
127
176
170
136
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
5:17AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
5:57AM1.06m
5:50PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
11:53PM0.29m
11:32AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
3
5
6
4
3
1
Temp °C
24
20
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
14
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
12
10
10
11
12
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
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