Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.43m | 10:59PM1.44m | 11:30AM1.40m | 11:41PM1.29m | 12:11PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.23m | 4:52PM0.36m | 5:15AM0.32m | 5:41PM0.44m | 5:50AM0.42m | 6:34PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 |
27 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 25 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 6 |
74 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 |
13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 80 | 498 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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