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Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)9998889999998888811101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5994884114014703723543623423343002932272222161871694075647859361010918785
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.14
9:17AM
1.61
10:09PM
1.19
9:56AM
1.62
10:47PM
1.22
10:36AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.27
2:49AM
0.51
4:05PM
0.23
3:33AM
0.49
4:41PM
0.21
4:17AM
0.47
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:15-------8:15-------8:15-----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--1-----11111---------
Temp. °C191918191818192020201919191919202120191918181719
Feels °C (?)161616171616181817191818181919181918181918181618
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