Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
21.5° 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 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777777776988776885555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135118106916755553736352928252029272618211015151313
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
SW
0
SE
15
S
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.49
8:25PM
1.29
8:28AM
1.52
9:00PM
1.38
9:11AM
1.52
9:37PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
0.48
2:16PM
0.26
2:12AM
0.38
2:51PM
0.22
2:57AM
0.29
3:27PM
0.21
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:13--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1121------------112
Temp. °C212121252119201919181818191919191818182021202020
Feels °C (?)212121262120201818171819191920201919192021202020
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