Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
274
281
250
224
205
291
176
184
188
188
217
235
363
363
296
296
269
264
226
253
203
154
225
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
SE
15
E
10
ESE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22AM1.09m
3:21PM1.51m
4:42AM1.13m
4:36PM1.52m
5:48AM1.22m
5:44PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.60m
10:25PM0.33m
10:08AM0.59m
11:30PM0.30m
11:22AM0.53m
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rain showers
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6:28
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7:05
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
18
16
15
14
15
22
21
20
16
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
16
14
15
15
13
14
13
13
15
14
15
18
15
14
12
13
21
17
18
12
7
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