Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.8
S
6
1.1
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
113
100
76
75
73
73
202
214
43
136
46
72
119
549
497
407
281
170
133
106
36
56
127
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:53AM1.02m
3:33PM1.33m
4:03AM0.96m
4:26PM1.36m
5:13AM0.95m
5:16PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.60m
10:30PM0.61m
9:27AM0.62m
11:32PM0.56m
10:19AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
13
11
9
9
8
7
10
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
15
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
9
7
6
5
4
3
6
11
9
8
6
5
5
8
12
15
14
13
11
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