Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

17.4° C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 11	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	21	21	21	21	20	20	18	18	7	7	7	7	10	29	42	60	70	70	400	780	832	881
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	S	SE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:38AM1.09m				7:24PM1.56m				8:17AM1.15m				8:04PM1.59m				8:54AM1.20m				8:42PM1.59m
Low Tide			12:53PM0.55m					2:14AM0.28m				1:38PM0.51m				2:49AM0.24m				2:21PM0.48m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	14	18	18	14	14	14	14	13	14	17	15	12	10	8	8	8	11	14	14	13	11
Feels °C	6	10	15	12	10	10	10	10	9	7	10	8	6	6	4	4	4	7	10	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	7	8	4	21	20	20	18	18	7	7	7	7	3	28	42	60	70	70	400	410	410	426
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	S 7	S 7	NE 4	N 3	S 7	E 8	S 10	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	14	6	5	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	10	29	30	29	27	66	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	S 8	S 8	SE 6	E 8	S 7	S 7	E 7	E 13	E 8	SE 13	E 9	E 8	E 13	E 8	NE 7	—	—	E 12	E 12
kJ	21	21	21	5	5	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	7	1	1	3	1	2	—	—	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	WNW 3	—	NNE 4	NW 2	N 3	N 3	NW 3	WNW 2	WNW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	WSW 3	—	S 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	2	1	—	7	1	5	3	2	1	2	5	5	6	3	3	2	—	3	—	780	832	881
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	16	18	67	43	43	43	43	686	743	743	814	589	521	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							1	1	3	2	1	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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