Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
6
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
200
193
176
164
143
110
94
252
383
214
167
392
588
477
334
192
183
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM1.46m
7:41AM1.38m
7:51PM1.47m
8:16AM1.45m
8:33PM1.45m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.27m
1:40PM0.33m
2:04AM0.25m
2:23PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
22
23
23
19
18
17
15
13
12
12
10
11
12
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
15
17
16
12
7
6
8
5
6
8
8
9
10
10
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