
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
101 | 94 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 104 | 191 | 234 | 209 | 331 | 375 | 301 | 262 | 183 | 540 | 756 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.34m | 6:01AM1.12m | 5:43PM1.39m | 6:35AM1.21m | 6:27PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.43m | 11:27AM0.61m | 00:22AM0.36m | 12:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 5 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
101 | 94 | 84 | 57 | 19 | 59 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 211 | 200 | 173 | 147 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 4 | SSE 15 | S 9 | — | S 20 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 57 | — | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | 7 | 39 | 22 | 69 | 104 | 191 | 234 | 209 | 331 | 375 | 301 | 262 | 183 | 540 | 756 | 565 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 496 | 262 | 126 | 1 |
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