Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
97
103
89
111
280
316
324
428
459
470
547
647
677
675
627
627
627
567
540
474
474
436
417
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM1.34m
7:44PM1.71m
8:27AM1.32m
8:32PM1.77m
9:22AM1.30m
9:22PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.20m
1:19PM0.33m
2:21AM0.13m
2:06PM0.34m
3:15AM0.10m
2:56PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
20
20
20
18
18
17
19
19
21
20
20
18
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
16
14
13
16
18
19
20
18
17
16
18
18
20
19
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
98
97
103
89
111
280
316
324
428
459
470
547
647
677
675
627
627
627
567
540
474
474
436
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
14
1
7
25
57
7
1
3
3
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
52
80
1
1
1
1
1
0
52
63
1
0
0
0
0
0
20
52
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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