Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

17.2° C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	1	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	S 15	NW 3	NW 3	S 10	S 7	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	7	4	4	5	6	2	4	29	47	92	422	83	69	160	181	102	89	96	90	156	92	20	81	26
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	ESE	E	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	S	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:13AM1.26m				8:11PM1.84m				9:04AM1.31m				9:02PM1.84m				9:52AM1.35m				9:51PM1.78m
Low Tide		2:08AM0.09m				1:42PM0.36m				2:58AM0.05m				2:37PM0.35m				3:46AM0.06m				3:30PM0.35m


	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	13	11	10	11	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	10	12	10	10	10	11	10	11	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	10	8	9	9	11	11	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 12	S 11	N 4	W 3	S 5	S 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 6	S 8	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	29	17	92	103	83	69	63	65	102	89	96	90	67	29	20	27	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 15	—	—	S 8	S 7	S 10	E 10	S 10	SSE 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 14	E 11	S 8	S 15	S 8	S 8
kJ	2	2	4	—	—	1	4	18	2	49	35	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	2	21	4	19	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 6	S 10	—	S 15	S 10	NNW 4	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	S 15	S 15	E 10	—	—	S 15	E 11	E 11	S 18	S 14	E 11	S 15	S 15
kJ	1	1	2	—	4	2	1	2	—	2	2	5	4	2	—	—	4	2	2	6	4	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	S 4	—	S 6	WSW 3	S 8	—	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	S 6	—
kJ	7	4	3	5	6	6	1	—	47	1	422	—	—	160	181	—	—	—	—	156	92	28	81	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mills Point NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	521	521	521	521	142	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	35	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales					Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Tilba Tilba Beach	Blackfellows Point	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Aisling's Beach	Bunga Head	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bullies SA - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	7	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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