Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
87
60
60
51
89
182
101
78
71
159
118
233
169
143
151
178
140
140
125
95
139
310
528
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM0.98m
5:32PM1.39m
6:35AM1.06m
6:17PM1.45m
7:11AM1.14m
6:58PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.50m
10:52AM0.66m
00:30AM0.42m
11:48AM0.60m
1:05AM0.34m
12:36PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
18
22
23
19
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
15
18
20
18
13
14
13
14
13
15
17
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
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