Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.9° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
183
151
151
122
126
140
192
189
248
118
136
173
155
140
164
96
82
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
0
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:55PM1.25m
11:05AM1.56m
11:54PM1.17m
12:02PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.24m
4:40AM0.41m
5:50PM0.27m
5:32AM0.49m
6:57PM0.31m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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Temp °C
25
22
20
19
20
27
30
29
26
22
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
22
22
18
17
18
24
26
26
22
20
13
13
14
16
18
16
13
13
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