Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 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
21.0° 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 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
3
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
E
5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)6667778888910101010101111101111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22315627944750948958544545032819443057340834003924489159746095408436685085269524683601
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
5
W
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.42
7:17PM
0.99
7:13AM
1.48
8:06PM
1.04
7:56AM
1.54
8:50PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.49
12:26AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.41
1:16AM
0.57
2:50PM
0.33
2:04AM
0.54
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset----8:16-------8:16-------8:16---
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111841111231421743314511-
Temp. °C192122232119201919212120181819191919191819191818
Feels °C (?)202121201721201918212021151415151515161516151415
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