Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 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
21.6° 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 4AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
635
800
826
771
804
716
664
877
753
865
964
690
701
624
624
702
702
692
650
676
716
731
759
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:40PM1.59m
9:14AM1.20m
9:16PM1.58m
9:55AM1.15m
9:52PM1.55m
10:39AM1.10m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.33m
2:48PM0.48m
3:59AM0.35m
3:22PM0.54m
4:42AM0.38m
3:59PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:14
5:13
5:12
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
19
23
22
20
19
18
17
18
19
19
20
18
17
16
14
14
19
23
20
17
17
17
18
17
17
20
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
16
16
15
15
13
10
10
15
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
143
630
573
575
611
3
3
2
2
665
714
690
701
624
624
702
702
692
650
676
716
731
759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
3
5
5
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
529
635
800
826
771
804
716
664
877
753
865
964
5
4
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
73
52
1
1
1
9
262
262
52
52
1
1
1
1
42
16
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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