Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
29
30
42
40
27
17
21
31
32
50
50
146
190
187
263
657
1285
990
856
653
643
612
415
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
W
15
E
15
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:47AM1.05m
4:06PM1.51m
5:08AM1.08m
5:13PM1.60m
6:15AM1.15m
6:14PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.51m
11:05PM0.33m
10:33AM0.49m
00:09AM0.23m
11:40AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
11
13
14
13
11
9
9
8
13
18
17
14
12
13
13
10
13
13
11
11
13
Feels °C
8
6
5
10
10
11
10
9
6
6
4
9
13
12
9
7
7
8
4
6
6
5
5
7
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