Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	93	62	60	57	40	67	190	108	150	88	166	100	88	91	70	75	61	79	86	84	72	70	72	72	70	36
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	ESE	E	E	NE	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:11AM1.18m				3:03PM1.53m				4:20AM1.24m				4:14PM1.49m					5:20AM1.31m				5:20PM1.46m
Low Tide				8:42AM0.61m				9:59PM0.32m				9:57AM0.60m				10:58PM0.33m					11:09AM0.54m				11:50PM0.35m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	7:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	20	20	19	19	18	16	15	16	19	18	17	17	17	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	16	14	15	17	16	18	19	18	16	15	17	18	14	13	14	15	14	14	15	17	15	17	17	17	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 9	S 9	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	93	62	60	26	25	30	128	108	83	88	100	100	88	91	70	75	61	79	86	84	72	70	72	72	70	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 5	SE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 6	SE 12	NE 7
kJ	4	17	28	2	5	14	14	14	6	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	6	6	28	18	12	8	4	7	6	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 4	S 5	E 13	E 13	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	17	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	3	3	3	3	3	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 6	—	NE 6	—	SSE 3	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	57	40	67	190	—	150	—	166	—	2	50	102	97	69	40	54	—	—	—	—	—	7	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Stanwell Park NSW - Illawarra	Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Broulee Main Beach (S end) NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Broulee Main Beach (S end) NSW - Far South	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	187	500	73	1	1	1	0	0	8	57	129	129	13	0	0	0	13	165	52	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bears Beach			Bunga Head	South Broulee	Merimbula Bar	Merimbula Bar	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Saltwater			Bears Beach	Narooma Breakwall	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Aragunnu Beach		Aragunnu Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Lennards Island	Narooma Breakwall
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Bullies SA - East Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Kingston Norfolk Island	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	1
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile	Boners United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Supertubes Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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