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Malua Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.0°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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | |
705 | 667 | 667 | 572 | 572 | 561 | 494 | 485 | 476 | 443 | 370 | 451 | 370 | 370 | 306 | 260 | 218 | 167 | 656 | 1782 | 697 | 573 | 441 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.10m | 10:30PM1.50m | 11:28AM1.07m | 11:11PM1.45m | 12:22PM1.04m | 11:56PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.60m | 5:28AM0.42m | 4:39PM0.67m | 6:16AM0.45m | 5:27PM0.73m | 7:07AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 705 | 667 | 667 | 572 | 572 | 561 | 494 | 485 | 476 | 443 | 370 | 451 | 370 | 370 | 306 | 260 | 218 | 167 | 131 | 799 | 697 | 573 | 441 | 315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 17 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 5 | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 31 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 181 | 187 | 656 | 1782 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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