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Malua Bay surf break

Malua Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 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
21.1° 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 4AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
SE
1.7
ENE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226228052759236523292143218720211863172715651432952985985860788575495456397370379370
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.04
7:56AM
1.54
8:50PM
1.09
8:37AM
1.58
9:31PM
1.14
9:17AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.57
2:50PM
0.33
2:04AM
0.54
3:28PM
0.27
2:49AM
0.51
4:05PM
0.23
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset8:16-------8:16-------8:15-------
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11143223221223322111----11
Temp. °C171818181818181818181818191919191918181818192020
Feels °C (?)121313141415141414151514151615161615161718181819
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