Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 37 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 52 | 129 | 231 | 135 | 131 | 65 | 54 | 62 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.36m | 00:24AM1.15m | 12:55PM1.33m | 1:12AM1.02m | 1:44PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.52m | 6:24AM0.52m | 7:32PM0.58m | 7:01AM0.59m | 8:41PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 5 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 135 | 83 | 65 | 54 | 62 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 57 | 13 | 46 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 5 | 5 | — | 27 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | — | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 129 | 231 | 110 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 214 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
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