Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
281
255
200
160
123
115
110
106
99
94
70
67
47
32
75
18
24
21
21
21
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM0.98m
6:02PM1.46m
6:57AM1.03m
6:44PM1.51m
7:38AM1.09m
7:24PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.49m
11:13AM0.61m
1:01AM0.42m
12:05PM0.58m
1:39AM0.35m
12:53PM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
16
16
15
14
11
10
10
14
19
19
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
11
13
12
13
11
10
8
9
10
12
11
12
11
7
6
6
9
14
13
10
9
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