Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.7°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SE 14	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	82	135	64	149	128	263	247	189	158	151	164	147	160	233	207	271	173	210	261	371	216	346	268	131
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	10:03PM1.33m				10:16AM1.56m				10:55PM1.25m				11:05AM1.56m				11:54PM1.17m				12:02PM1.54m
Low Tide		3:56AM0.34m					4:50PM0.24m				4:40AM0.41m				5:50PM0.27m				5:32AM0.49m				6:57PM0.31m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	10	4
Temp °C	14	13	13	24	29	29	26	23	20	21	21	28	30	29	27	23	24	18	16	17	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	9	9	21	24	25	22	21	19	19	19	26	26	25	24	20	22	17	14	17	15	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	82	73	64	68	34	35	247	189	158	151	164	147	18	18	9	178	173	210	261	244	216	187	153	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 15	SE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	S 14	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5
kJ	49	49	48	50	21	7	36	34	33	33	33	19	—	4	—	9	9	8	6	1	1	1	1	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 14	—	—	—	SE 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	—	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	—
kJ	56	54	53	20	—	—	—	7	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	6	2	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	S 3	NE 8	—	NE 8	NE 8	S 5
kJ	152	135	128	149	128	263	424	—	—	—	—	—	160	233	207	271	—	—	1	371	—	346	268	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	South Broulee NSW - Far South	South Broulee NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Denhams Beach NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	South Broulee NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Moruya Breakwater NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	73	9	1	1	20	14	0	0	67	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Aragunnu Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Merimbula Bar	South Broulee	South Broulee	Camel Rock	Saltwater	Saltwater	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Aragunnu Beach	Short Point	Short Point	Short Point	Camel Rock	North Durras Reef	Pambula Rivermouth	Moruya Breakwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Supertubes Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Nazare Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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