Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
19
33
51
31
31
31
24
29
25
13
17
19
27
30
56
96
446
478
531
502
473
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:39AM1.36m
10:39PM1.69m
11:25AM1.36m
11:26PM1.56m
12:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.38m
5:16AM0.18m
5:15PM0.43m
5:58AM0.27m
6:09PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
11
11
9
9
8
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
7
10
10
11
11
9
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