Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
393
219
173
235
337
371
317
361
355
285
183
193
198
329
416
260
267
280
511
534
919
988
676
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:52AM1.29m
6:53PM1.35m
7:27AM1.39m
7:40PM1.37m
8:04AM1.48m
8:27PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.40m
12:48PM0.51m
1:08AM0.35m
1:34PM0.39m
1:46AM0.32m
2:20PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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7:21
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Temp °C
17
17
17
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
17
22
21
22
19
18
18
19
22
26
27
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
20
19
22
20
19
18
18
21
24
26
19
20
19
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