Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.4
NE
9
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
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
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
768
875
965
784
702
692
706
650
676
705
667
667
593
572
561
494
485
476
452
370
363
432
370
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55AM1.15m
9:52PM1.55m
10:39AM1.10m
10:30PM1.50m
11:28AM1.07m
11:11PM1.45m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.54m
4:42AM0.38m
3:59PM0.60m
5:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.67m
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
Temp °C
20
21
24
20
18
17
15
14
14
18
20
19
18
16
14
13
12
16
19
19
17
13
13
12
19
20
22
19
14
14
12
11
11
15
16
16
17
14
12
11
10
15
15
15
14
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
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
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
721
768
701
701
784
702
692
706
650
676
705
667
667
593
572
561
494
485
476
452
370
363
432
370
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
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
0.2
S
9
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
6
4
3
5
5
6
6
24
6
23
24
20
21
16
10
6
26
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
18
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
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
5
5
24
5
5
4
4
14
14
13
13
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
NE
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
875
965
4
5
5
5
101
67
3
18
48
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
1
1
4
9
0
0
0
0
0
35
73
0
1
0
0
0
0
73
80
52
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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