Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 05 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Malua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)68886886710101091010101010566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4440693426221916917171714171716171754107167284223230
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.81
11:19PM
1.32
11:14AM
1.74
12:06AM
1.32
12:01PM
1.63
12:52AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.09
4:54AM
0.42
5:58PM
0.16
5:46AM
0.46
6:41PM
0.24
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise5:48-------5:48-------5:50-------
Sunset----8:17-------8:17-------8:17---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---31-------------------
Temp. °C181919181918171617202020201818181926262624222122
Feels °C (?)191918182019181718201919211919191924232424242322
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