Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
1
ESE
6
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
64
67
67
65
61
59
56
52
35
34
33
33
28
27
31
30
29
20
36
56
50
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
S
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:49AM1.43m
10:59PM1.44m
11:30AM1.40m
11:41PM1.29m
12:11PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.23m
4:52PM0.36m
5:15AM0.32m
5:41PM0.44m
5:50AM0.42m
6:34PM0.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
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