Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
43
51
405
623
581
560
521
502
521
531
531
540
540
638
627
521
511
443
352
338
286
286
353
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:26PM1.56m
12:12PM1.35m
00:13AM1.41m
12:59PM1.34m
1:01AM1.25m
1:48PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.27m
6:09PM0.50m
6:39AM0.37m
7:06PM0.56m
7:19AM0.47m
8:09PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
16
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
7
9
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
8
12
13
14
9
10
8
7
9
11
11
10
8
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