Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 10 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.5°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 9	SSE 7	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	50	64	77	66	66	64	51	26	116	128	259	334	517	405	432	246	176	109	88	57	49	114	54	39
Wind (km/h)	NW	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	W	NW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:20AM1.31m				5:20PM1.46m				6:11AM1.39m				6:20PM1.43m				6:56AM1.47m				7:13PM1.39m
Low Tide			11:09AM0.54m				11:50PM0.35m				12:12PM0.47m				00:35AM0.36m				1:07PM0.40m				1:15AM0.37m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	7:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	19	19	18	17	15	14	13	18	18	18	17	15	12	11	13	18	18	18	18	16	14	13
Feels °C	15	17	17	17	19	16	13	11	10	13	11	12	12	11	10	9	11	14	13	14	16	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 4	S 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 7	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	50	64	3	1	66	64	51	26	29	15	18	26	14	15	231	246	176	109	79	57	38	73	54	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 4	SE 12	S 7	S 4	S 6	SE 12	E 8	SE 12	ENE 9	E 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 7	S 7	SSE 7
kJ	11	6	6	1	1	1	6	5	5	8	4	6	3	3	26	27	27	27	4	25	25	24	24	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	S 7	SE 12	S 6	SE 12	N 11	SE 12	S 12	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	E 14	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	6	6	1	6	1	6	2	5	3	2	2	—	—	—	2	3	3	—	—	4	4	25	24	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 6	—	SSW 4	SSE 4	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	—	—	—	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	77	66	—	2	28	80	116	128	259	334	517	405	432	—	—	—	88	23	49	114	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	2	3	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	73	341	63	0	0	0	4	0	14	544	611	57	0	0	1	1	73	588	270	63	9	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2	3	2	2	1			1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	4	1	4	1	5	3	3	1	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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