Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
SSE
8
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
794
1167
1071
908
705
631
551
541
541
516
637
685
525
396
334
318
260
250
204
207
200
160
154
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:18AM1.27m
10:15PM1.77m
11:16AM1.25m
11:10PM1.72m
12:18PM1.23m
00:09AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.44m
5:08AM0.14m
4:45PM0.50m
6:06AM0.19m
5:46PM0.56m
7:05AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
11
10
13
17
18
17
14
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
12
13
12
10
9
8
7
9
12
14
13
11
9
8
8
10
11
13
14
11
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
SSE
8
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
442
794
1167
1071
908
705
631
551
541
541
476
408
329
304
212
202
167
260
250
204
149
200
160
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1
S
8
1
E
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
143
212
302
230
189
81
59
211
294
331
331
324
265
260
38
75
131
204
99
78
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
44
65
55
10
4
17
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
Energy kJ
30
112
137
358
531
703
566
494
390
367
516
637
685
525
396
334
318
213
147
130
207
164
135
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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