Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Malua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
0
2
4
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
SSE
2.5
SSE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
Period(s) (?)98888566666667777888991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119100897198124184182202209181181269403415466294236315237599115823743007
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
E
10
E
15
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.37
6:19PM
0.97
6:29AM
1.42
7:17PM
0.99
7:13AM
1.48
8:06PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.56
11:34PM
0.60
1:29PM
0.49
12:26AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:56-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:16-------8:16-------8:16-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----21211--1114---121342
Temp. °C191919212320202019202021232319171716181920201919
Feels °C (?)202121212118191919202021222120171715181721201614
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