Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.5°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
33
61
107
191
161
143
116
82
64
216
337
368
296
226
138
117
118
153
164
208
197
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:07PM1.29m
4:50AM1.05m
4:10PM1.28m
5:38AM1.12m
5:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.79m
10:21PM0.53m
9:57AM0.77m
11:10PM0.49m
11:03AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
19
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
22
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
18
14
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
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