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/ 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 am Tuesday 19 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 10AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | |
518 | 528 | 641 | 842 | 1130 | 1175 | 988 | 819 | 754 | 577 | 501 | 441 | 418 | 363 | 312 | 306 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 196 | 190 | 561 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:17AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.65m | 12:20PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | 5:37PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 518 | 528 | 641 | 842 | 1130 | 1175 | 988 | 819 | 559 | 567 | 601 | 944 | 854 | 363 | 312 | 556 | 577 | 245 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 196 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 754 | 577 | 501 | 441 | 418 | — | — | 306 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 92 | 421 | 822 | 823 | 935 | 1365 | 1263 | 818 | 664 | 509 | 958 | 866 | 973 | 1004 | 965 | 766 | 713 | 561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 88 |
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