Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
118
136
189
281
326
298
261
281
288
235
341
223
190
162
188
188
188
169
240
240
240
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM1.52m
3:22AM1.09m
2:21PM1.51m
3:42AM1.13m
3:36PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.56m
8:11PM0.34m
7:49AM0.60m
9:25PM0.33m
9:08AM0.59m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:31
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6:02
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7:04
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1
2
12
3
6
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2
4
2
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
16
15
13
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
16
18
20
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
15
17
14
15
11
12
12
15
14
13
15
14
13
12
11
15
15
18
16
15
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