Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 9 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
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	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	S 6	S 10	S 15	S 12	S 15	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	72	50	34	31	18	18	8	8	8	3	7	14	11	8	2	2	4	3	4	9	8	16	286	371
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	S	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	6:19AM1.15m				6:24PM1.71m					7:19AM1.21m				7:19PM1.79m				8:13AM1.26m				8:11PM1.84m
Low Tide			11:47AM0.43m					1:15AM0.16m			12:46PM0.39m					2:08AM0.09m				1:42PM0.36m				2:58AM0.05m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	17	16	14	12	11	10
Feels °C	4	6	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	11	11	10	9	9	10	10	9	11	12	12	11	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	N 4	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 7
kJ	72	50	34	31	18	18	8	8	8	1	1	4	4	3	2	1	—	1	2	9	8	16	89	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	S 11	—	S 6	S 12	S 11	E 8	E 8	N 5	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	—	S 15	—	E 10	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	9	4	3	3	1	2	—	1	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	—	4	—	2	17	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	S 12	—	SE 8	S 11	N 6	S 12	S 12	S 6	S 7	S 11	S 11	E 8	—	—	—	S 15	—	S 15	—	—	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	3	—	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	4	—	4	—	—	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 4	WNW 2	S 4	SSE 5	S 7	S 7
kJ	13	12	9	8	2	1	2	1	1	2	7	14	11	8	4	4	7	4	2	1	9	33	286	371
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Denhams Beach NSW - Far South	Denhams Beach NSW - Far South	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Bombo Beach NSW - Illawarra	Bronte Reef or Bunnies NSW - Sydney South Coast	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Tathra NSW - Far South	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Suck Rock 2 NSW - Port Macquarie	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Tathra NSW - Far South	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Short Point NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	4	4	67	138	230	245	67	154	245	105	418	385	418	306	521	521	453	521	105	154	125	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Bears Beach	Bears Beach						Saltwater		Tathra									Tathra	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1		1									1	1	1	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Kingston Norfolk Island	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bullies SA - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	9	1	2	1	1	1	6	5	8	5	7	5	5	5	9	5	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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