Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.1°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
164
173
423
606
452
529
365
199
285
242
346
507
289
204
181
169
147
113
113
82
170
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SSE
35
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.21m
6:27PM1.43m
7:08AM1.30m
7:09PM1.46m
7:41AM1.38m
7:51PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.52m
00:56AM0.30m
12:57PM0.42m
1:30AM0.27m
1:40PM0.33m
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clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
19
21
19
17
17
16
17
18
27
27
23
23
23
23
22
17
18
19
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
18
16
15
14
16
15
16
17
26
23
21
23
22
21
20
16
16
18
12
8
9
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