Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
57
59
40
40
40
40
40
41
41
41
42
42
66
67
70
75
106
104
103
138
198
236
225
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.94m
1:45AM1.25m
3:12PM1.02m
2:45AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.59m
7:55AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
8:47AM0.31m
8:36PM0.59m
9:35AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
9
0.8
E
13
Energy kJ
556
514
1166
1555
1334
1124
1170
1253
991
802
614
495
421
363
304
290
277
106
104
530
468
370
332
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSE
15
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
53
57
59
40
40
40
40
40
41
41
41
42
42
66
67
70
75
7
44
103
103
198
236
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
S
15
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
8
40
7
56
24
7
6
6
6
6
2
31
80
138
130
155
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
3
S
10
3
S
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
19
26
18
2149
1633
284
367
502
372
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
Distance (km)
34
44
15
2
2
2
0
2
30
26
2
2
1
0
0
0
34
81
34
15
0
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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