Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
489
332
287
225
152
84
105
56
56
46
31
47
27
103
88
95
149
57
159
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
0
NE
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:22PM1.53m
8:46AM1.54m
9:06PM1.47m
9:22AM1.57m
9:47PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.29m
2:33AM0.26m
2:58PM0.26m
3:08AM0.30m
3:42PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
16
14
13
15
17
25
29
29
17
17
17
16
16
20
19
21
20
17
Feels °C
13
15
13
13
11
14
16
24
26
25
14
16
17
16
16
18
15
18
18
17
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