
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
139 | 162 | 132 | 263 | 404 | 194 | 162 | 156 | 143 | 143 | 160 | 226 | 226 | 255 | 158 | 169 | 232 | 192 | 257 | 145 | 104 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.56m | 10:55PM1.25m | 11:05AM1.56m | 11:54PM1.17m | 12:02PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.24m | 4:40AM0.41m | 5:50PM0.27m | 5:32AM0.49m | 6:57PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 |
64 | 83 | 34 | 35 | 228 | 194 | 162 | 156 | 143 | 143 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 178 | 158 | 169 | 232 | 192 | 167 | 145 | 104 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | — | NE 8 |
49 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 4 | — | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
53 | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
139 | 162 | 132 | 263 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 226 | 226 | 255 | 4 | 16 | 22 | — | 257 | 24 | 53 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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