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Malabar Beach

Randwick City Council, New South Wales, Australia

Malabar Beach 1 photo

  • Photo of Malabar Beach taken from the rocks on the south of the bay. 27/05/2015

    Photo of Malabar Beach taken from the rocks on the south of the bay. 27/05/2015. Red-back spider, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
3321 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
2.7Poor7 am2616
2.8Poor8 am2314
2.9Poor9 am2516
3.4Poor10 am2516
4.1Fair11 am2516
4.5Fair12 pm2817
4.8Fair1 pm3018
5.7Good2 pm2918
5.9Good3 pm3320
6.0Good4 pm3622
6.1GoodNow3321
6.2Good6 pm3321
6.0Good7 pm3421
Sat
7.2Great7 am43
5.4Fair8 am53
7.3Great9 am43
7.6Great10 am42
8.0Great11 am85
7.7Great12 pm1610
7.3Great1 pm1912
7.2Great2 pm2113
7.4Great3 pm2214
7.1Great4 pm2415
7.5Great5 pm2314
7.2Great6 pm2717
7.0Great7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Malabar Beach

Malabar Beach is a sandy beach located in New South Wales, Australia. It is 201 meters long and has a nearby drinking water source. The beach is 95 meters from the nearest free parking and 330 meters from the closest bus stop.

From Wikipedia

Malabar Beach is a beach in Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located to the south of Maroubra Beach and to the north of Little Bay and La Perouse. The Randwick Golf Club is located on the cliffs on the right side and Malabar Headland on the cliffs on the left side. Its sands stretch for about 200 metres. Two boat ramps can be found towards both ends of the beach, as well as a rock pool further south, below Randwick Golf Club.

Source: Malabar Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 40 m130 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms100 m320 ft away
  • Showers50 m160 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m220 ft away
  • Parking16 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground80 m250 ft awayCromwell Park Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 mi
Nearest airport
7 km4 miSydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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