Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
867
671
702
856
749
1363
1205
1125
657
657
970
739
739
754
769
778
821
737
640
652
640
629
606
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
30
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.08m
9:07PM1.50m
9:49AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
10:31AM0.98m
10:23PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.37m
3:53AM0.21m
3:13PM0.41m
4:35AM0.25m
3:49PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
17
18
21
22
19
19
18
18
16
18
22
23
21
18
16
15
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
13
12
13
18
20
17
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
Energy kJ
586
603
671
3
3
3
867
788
712
657
657
725
739
739
754
769
778
821
737
640
652
640
629
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
ENE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
158
5
5
5
6
6
25
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
2
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
886
867
702
856
749
1363
1205
1125
970
2
5
4
12
3
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
14
150
419
296
173
162
44
14
1
1
27
33
1
19
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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