Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
20
12
19
33
46
31
31
31
31
29
25
17
20
20
29
43
75
93
483
650
711
711
627
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:39AM1.36m
10:39PM1.69m
11:25AM1.36m
11:26PM1.56m
12:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.38m
5:16AM0.18m
5:15PM0.43m
5:58AM0.27m
6:09PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
10
13
11
9
9
8
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
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