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Malua Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
219 | 215 | 212 | 200 | 216 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 227 | 216 | 65 | 64 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:47PM1.29m | 4:50AM1.31m | 5:30PM1.40m | 5:46AM1.32m | 6:13PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.43m | 10:47PM0.55m | 11:06AM0.39m | 11:43PM0.42m | 11:49AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 202 | 190 | 186 | 200 | 216 | 102 | 100 | 235 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 227 | 21 | 65 | 64 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 219 | 215 | 212 | 155 | 105 | — | — | 69 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 21 | — | 21 | 64 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | N 9 | NE 9 | S 25 | — | — | N 11 | S 22 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | N 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 1 |
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