
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
599 | 735 | 547 | 447 | 191 | 633 | 295 | 220 | 158 | 125 | 101 | 90 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 68 | 248 | 396 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.30m | 5:24AM1.04m | 4:55PM1.34m | 6:01AM1.12m | 5:43PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.49m | 10:32AM0.69m | 11:46PM0.43m | 11:27AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
3 | — | — | 59 | 86 | 93 | 295 | 220 | 158 | 125 | 101 | 90 | 86 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 68 | 73 | 51 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | E 11 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 136 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 22 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | — | E 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
599 | 735 | 547 | 447 | 191 | 633 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | — | 43 | 49 | 54 | 248 | 396 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 491 | 154 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 57 | 52 | 18 | 1 |
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