Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.0° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
E
5
E
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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4
8
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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
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