Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
2
S
7
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
747
702
692
637
628
653
705
667
667
572
572
561
561
485
476
443
370
363
424
370
320
306
404
204
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:52PM1.55m
10:39AM1.10m
10:30PM1.50m
11:28AM1.07m
11:11PM1.45m
12:22PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.38m
3:59PM0.60m
5:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.67m
6:16AM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
18
16
14
13
13
16
19
18
17
13
13
13
12
14
11
11
13
12
11
10
10
14
15
16
17
15
12
11
11
15
15
14
14
10
10
10
8
10
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
S
7
1
E
10
Energy kJ
747
702
692
637
628
653
705
667
667
572
572
561
561
485
476
443
370
363
424
370
320
306
145
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
9
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
N
11
1
ENE
10
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
4
3
5
5
6
6
24
15
31
24
21
14
10
6
6
21
2
1
4
2
218
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
5
5
11
5
5
4
4
14
14
13
13
2
1
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
S
5
2
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
38
15
3
2
2
4
5
14
39
2
3
31
404
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
9
1
1
0
0
0
35
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
80
52
1
0
0
1
4
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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