Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
220
158
125
101
94
84
57
56
72
93
123
188
279
368
271
206
200
178
540
676
483
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24AM1.04m
4:55PM1.34m
6:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.39m
6:35AM1.21m
6:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.69m
11:46PM0.43m
11:27AM0.61m
00:22AM0.36m
12:14PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
19
21
18
17
16
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
15
17
16
16
16
14
15
17
16
13
14
15
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