Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 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
21.2° 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 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
2.1
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)778888788899999999999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361677350255210210459932108713329991107552519478328294249243249237206159340
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
0
W
10
S
0
N
20
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
40
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.30
1:31PM
1.36
2:24AM
1.29
2:17PM
1.22
3:12AM
1.29
3:07PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
0.33
7:31AM
0.58
8:01PM
0.42
8:28AM
0.63
8:39PM
0.50
9:30AM
0.66
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:17-------8:17-------8:17-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302625222326272726242531313539242020191817181818
Feels °C (?)272625232624242324232328273134191818171713131413
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