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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 9 pm Tuesday 12 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
555 | 175 | 215 | 522 | 471 | 471 | 459 | 245 | 160 | 139 | 172 | 156 | 129 | 101 | 104 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 81 | 104 | 108 | 93 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.26m | 4:43AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.40m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:14PM1.53m | 6:34AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.43m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:44PM0.30m | 11:46AM0.15m | 00:38AM0.18m | 12:30PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 102 | 131 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 38 | 245 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 106 | 129 | 84 | 104 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 81 | 104 | 108 | 93 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 12 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 100 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 9 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | N 10 | S 16 | N 10 | S 22 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 555 | 175 | 215 | 522 | 471 | 471 | 459 | 95 | 121 | 139 | 172 | 156 | — | 101 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 168 | 96 | 61 | 61 | 224 | 168 | 168 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 30 | 30 | 146 | 146 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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