Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Malua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)99999888999999888881110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9966755994884114014703723543623423343002932272222161871694075647859361010
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.58
9:31PM
1.14
9:17AM
1.61
10:09PM
1.19
9:56AM
1.62
10:47PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.27
2:49AM
0.51
4:05PM
0.23
3:33AM
0.49
4:41PM
0.21
4:17AM
0.47
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:15---
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
11111-1-------111----11-
Temp. °C181919191819181819202020201919191920202019191918
Feels °C (?)141616161617161617181819191919191818181818181919
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