Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.3
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
14
15
6
13
17
13
14
16
24
18
30
47
47
47
46
129
607
754
547
487
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.28m
3:15AM0.93m
2:56PM1.28m
4:34AM0.97m
4:00PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.71m
9:14PM0.59m
8:09AM0.75m
10:17PM0.55m
9:25AM0.74m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
24
27
25
19
18
16
15
15
22
29
30
25
21
25
22
16
15
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
20
22
21
18
17
14
12
12
18
25
24
21
17
19
17
13
10
8
8
8
7
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