Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
E
9
1.3
SSW
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.7
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
1.4
S
6
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
63
44
157
41
37
91
40
51
39
29
21
21
18
78
201
107
21
21
157
19
19
19
43
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SW
15
E
10
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:43AM1.38m
8:47PM1.76m
9:26AM1.42m
9:33PM1.69m
10:08AM1.43m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.07m
2:27PM0.28m
3:20AM0.09m
3:16PM0.28m
4:01AM0.15m
4:04PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
11
13
13
10
9
8
8
13
12
13
14
13
12
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
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