Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1.4
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
23
38
50
49
24
25
23
65
33
42
41
41
41
40
39
30
19
42
28
28
27
105
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.16m
1:49PM1.39m
2:24AM1.08m
2:55PM1.44m
3:47AM1.05m
4:06PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.45m
8:30PM0.46m
8:15AM0.50m
9:50PM0.41m
9:22AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
12
14
15
14
11
9
8
8
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
8
12
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
10
10
10
10
8
6
4
4
9
10
11
12
9
7
6
5
10
11
10
9
8
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