Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
268
197
192
181
123
101
81
61
60
59
40
39
38
24
25
14
15
16
44
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
S
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:08PM1.36m
00:43AM0.99m
12:55PM1.31m
1:49AM0.93m
1:51PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.55m
6:11AM0.65m
8:04PM0.59m
7:01AM0.71m
9:14PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
11
10
9
10
14
16
17
15
15
16
16
17
23
25
25
18
16
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
8
7
8
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
20
21
21
17
15
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