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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 Monday 18 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Malabar today?
The current surf forecast for Malabar at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | |
731 | 664 | 742 | 690 | 613 | 554 | 542 | 547 | 463 | 432 | 495 | 589 | 768 | 896 | 833 | 694 | 707 | 634 | 555 | 477 | 418 | 418 | 363 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.77m | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:17AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.25m | 4:13AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 731 | 664 | 742 | 690 | 613 | 554 | 542 | 547 | 463 | 432 | 495 | 589 | 768 | 896 | 833 | 694 | 707 | 634 | 555 | 477 | 418 | 418 | 363 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 348 | 697 | 675 | 601 | 744 | 919 | 996 | 899 | 973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 96 | 135 | 96 | 61 | 25 |
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