Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
64
56
53
67
176
256
139
139
112
56
46
46
47
54
54
38
30
31
34
36
47
36
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:24AM1.15m
12:55PM1.33m
1:12AM1.02m
1:44PM1.30m
2:13AM0.94m
2:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.52m
7:32PM0.58m
7:01AM0.59m
8:41PM0.62m
7:45AM0.65m
9:57PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
19
20
20
18
16
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
13
Feels °C
13
11
10
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
17
15
13
13
13
13
16
15
13
16
10
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