Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
14
14
27
20
34
40
31
37
35
76
68
48
65
47
73
71
41
55
40
40
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM1.35m
1:11AM1.16m
1:49PM1.39m
2:24AM1.08m
2:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.40m
7:16PM0.47m
7:16AM0.45m
8:30PM0.46m
8:15AM0.50m
9:50PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
15
14
14
12
9
8
8
11
13
14
14
11
9
8
8
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
4
8
12
10
12
8
6
4
5
9
9
10
10
8
6
5
4
9
11
10
11
9
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