Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.8° 

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
56
52
35
34
33
33
21
27
32
31
29
31
36
57
50
46
64
56
53
51
80
138
190
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
E
0
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59PM1.44m
11:30AM1.40m
11:41PM1.29m
12:11PM1.36m
00:24AM1.15m
12:55PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.32m
5:41PM0.44m
5:50AM0.42m
6:34PM0.52m
6:24AM0.52m
7:32PM0.58m
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rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
13
12
12
13
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