Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
391
367
334
289
232
188
193
168
172
126
124
135
137
98
96
88
84
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:43PM1.68m
8:16AM1.46m
8:28PM1.64m
8:55AM1.50m
9:11PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.15m
2:13PM0.24m
2:47AM0.18m
2:59PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
10
9
9
8
12
13
12
14
12
12
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
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