Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
911
895
773
628
595
658
627
703
615
569
569
567
494
434
434
440
458
449
400
392
332
284
235
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
NE
20
W
15
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM1.21m
6:22PM1.51m
6:49AM1.18m
6:58PM1.56m
7:32AM1.16m
7:35PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.48m
11:51AM0.49m
00:56AM0.43m
12:25PM0.49m
1:38AM0.38m
1:01PM0.49m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
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4:54
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
14
16
18
18
16
15
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
17
15
14
15
14
13
15
16
16
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1031
911
895
773
628
595
658
627
703
615
569
569
567
494
434
434
440
458
449
400
392
332
284
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
35
34
48
34
33
19
18
4
19
68
77
96
99
145
154
132
102
108
114
109
71
52
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
103
6
21
56
102
101
50
154
170
199
184
102
266
282
250
233
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
35
35
57
0
57
13
13
0
57
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
9
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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