Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.5
NNE
6
1
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
232
145
177
238
279
826
866
844
749
678
446
332
287
225
164
135
68
95
46
38
30
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26AM1.40m
7:36PM1.56m
8:07AM1.48m
8:22PM1.53m
8:46AM1.54m
9:06PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.36m
1:55AM0.25m
2:11PM0.29m
2:33AM0.26m
2:58PM0.26m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:22
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7:07
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Temp °C
12
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
16
17
19
17
14
13
15
18
23
27
28
18
17
Feels °C
8
11
12
12
13
10
10
9
8
13
13
16
14
13
12
13
16
21
26
25
15
15
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