
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 164 | 173 | 423 | 606 | 452 | 529 | 365 | 199 | 285 | 242 | 346 | 507 | 289 | 204 | 181 | 169 | 147 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.21m | 6:27PM1.43m | 7:08AM1.30m | 7:09PM1.46m | 7:41AM1.38m | 7:51PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.52m | 00:56AM0.30m | 12:57PM0.42m | 1:30AM0.27m | 1:40PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
193 | 164 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 452 | 340 | 242 | 199 | 176 | 6 | 6 | 355 | 289 | 204 | 181 | 169 | 147 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
48 | 48 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 173 | 423 | 606 | 778 | 529 | 365 | — | 285 | 242 | 346 | 507 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 130 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 496 | 498 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 124 | 142 | 66 |
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