Mallacoota air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Mallacoota, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 27 Aug, 10:17 AM AEST · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Mallacoota · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood4.6 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor

Next 48 hoursGood3.5–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak8.4 µg/m³28 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

COBARGO TIP RD, COBARGO132 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: COBARGO TIP RD, COBARGO 2550
COUNCIL AREA: Bega Valley
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 15:17

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Mallacoota centre to the reported incident location, or to the mapped fire boundary where an agency has published one. A fire without a published boundary may extend closer than its reported location suggests.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Mallacoota

Range across monitors

About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Mallacoota locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood1.7–6.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood1.7–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood2.4–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood3.5–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	3.5 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 7:30 PM AEST
CAMS	8.4 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	4.4 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (1 total; 1 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Mallacoota ^†	4.6	Good	27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST

^† The publishing agency identifies these as indicative sensors. They add local coverage but are not reference-grade monitors.