Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
244
197
197
162
102
120
110
100
121
129
142
124
121
119
84
80
110
177
188
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:33PM1.45m
8:53AM1.50m
9:17PM1.40m
9:32AM1.54m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.26m
2:39AM0.26m
3:08PM0.22m
3:16AM0.29m
3:57PM0.21m
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
7
11
11
11
12
12
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