Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

19.1°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	153	117	16	23	23	24	307	775	470	274	427	142	134	242	631	840	435	340	300	243	199	212	177	193
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				10:35AM1.56m					11:07PM1.21m				11:11AM1.53m				11:48PM1.13m				11:49AM1.48m
Low Tide		4:14AM0.41m					5:08PM0.32m			4:47AM0.48m					5:53PM0.38m				5:19AM0.56m				6:40PM0.45m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	11	11	11	10	13	14	15	14	14	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	12	13	10	5	5	5	5	7	8	10	10	11	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 7	ENE 10	S 9	S 11	ENE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	9	9	16	23	23	24	30	32	21	9	159	9	43	242	8	523	435	340	300	243	199	212	177	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 16	ENE 10	E 10	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 14	ENE 9	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	6	12	14	5	5	5	7	5	9	8	9	2	78	8	—	8	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	S 9	—	E 16	N 12	N 12	E 10	SSE 15	ENE 9	NE 7	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	NE 9	NE 10	—	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	6	6	5	2	6	—	5	3	3	8	22	9	2	4	4	4	4	—	3	4	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 11	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	153	117	59	39	29	33	307	775	470	274	427	142	134	117	631	840	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Wallaga Rivermouth NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	34	35	35	35	88	66	521	491	154	0	0	35	90	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	35	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Saltwater	Saltwater		Aisling's Beach	Bunga Head	Bears Beach			Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks				Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Malua Bay			Merimbula Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1			2	2	3				3	4	3	2	2	2	2			1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	8	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7	5	5

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