Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
S
8
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
432
341
269
219
357
275
228
91
74
55
74
60
53
68
44
35
26
23
17
19
24
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:43AM1.57m
9:14PM1.36m
9:25AM1.64m
10:03PM1.32m
10:10AM1.68m
10:55PM1.28m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.21m
3:04AM0.32m
3:57PM0.17m
3:46AM0.35m
4:49PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:01
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6:00
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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 mm
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
16
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
11
13
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
12
10
11
14
14
12
10
10
12
11
13
14
12
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