Malabar surf break

Malabar surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Malabar today?

The current surf forecast for Malabar at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)778887788666677777778566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372456556560474340261565440491121191391541231267613413420678144127
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.99
4:13AM
1.24
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.55
9:19PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.48
11:00PM
0.47
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----21-----1-1----------
Temp. °C201919191819202020202020212120191922232323232323
Feels °C (?)151414141415171717181819192121202023222223232324
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