Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
10
0.6
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
37
20
14
14
14
6
8
40
100
53
48
66
75
122
92
90
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:35AM0.90m
3:43PM1.30m
4:57AM0.93m
4:41PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.61m
8:42AM0.69m
11:03PM0.57m
9:48AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
10
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
11
10
8
7
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
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