Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
2.1
S
11
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
3
S
12
3
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
2.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
443
370
363
424
370
320
260
218
209
368
307
657
510
326
212
173
1029
664
715
2385
1904
672
1190
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:28AM1.07m
11:11PM1.45m
12:22PM1.04m
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.67m
6:16AM0.45m
5:27PM0.73m
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
7:59AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
13
12
12
14
12
14
15
12
11
9
9
11
17
21
21
18
15
14
14
12
15
16
16
14
10
9
8
11
6
6
7
5
6
5
4
6
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
476
443
370
363
424
370
320
260
218
167
133
307
657
510
326
212
173
235
230
277
897
828
672
577
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.8
NE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
10
6
2
30
2
1
6
2
2
5
2
104
74
52
51
51
33
33
36
40
43
45
43
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
12
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
14
14
13
2
2
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
37
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
NW
2
0.5
SW
3
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
SSW
4
2.1
S
11
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
9
44
2
2
5
149
161
209
368
10
6
37
1
2
9
1029
664
715
2385
1904
1190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
Distance (km)
73
73
1
1
0
0
0
0
57
57
0
0
0
0
1
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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