Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
47
47
47
47
188
773
871
623
456
192
609
276
216
163
132
132
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:34AM0.97m
4:00PM1.30m
5:24AM1.04m
4:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.55m
9:25AM0.74m
11:06PM0.49m
10:32AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
25
23
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
14
11
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
11
11
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