Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 10 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.6°C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	228	86	103	190	262	196	219	137	127	91	111	36	37	60	36	32	26	24	377	470	315	335	217	264
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	WNW	NNW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	6:11AM1.39m				6:20PM1.43m				6:56AM1.47m				7:13PM1.39m				7:36AM1.53m				8:00PM1.35m
Low Tide			12:12PM0.47m				00:35AM0.36m				1:07PM0.40m				1:15AM0.37m				1:56PM0.35m				1:52AM0.39m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	7:36
mm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	19	19	19	17	16	13	12	14	18	18	18	18	17	15	13	18	21	13	12	11	11	9	9
Feels °C	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	12	14	14	15	18	18	14	11	16	16	8	6	6	6	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	ENE 7	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	85	15	19	20	26	24	91	137	127	91	54	36	25	38	36	32	26	24	25	30	28	29	217	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 9	E 7	NNE 8	—	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	ENE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	29	8	10	6	—	2	26	26	26	26	—	25	35	23	15	24	24	24	14	10	7	2	31	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	NE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	E 14	E 14	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 14	E 14	S 15	S 18	S 15	S 17	—
kJ	5	2	6	—	—	—	2	2	3	—	4	4	37	25	25	12	14	4	4	5	6	4	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	NE 2	ENE 9	ENE 4	—	NE 5	—	—	—	SE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 9	WSW 4	SW 4
kJ	228	86	103	190	262	196	219	—	—	2	111	22	—	60	—	—	—	16	377	470	315	335	10	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	North Broulee NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Green Island NSW - South Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Fishermans Beach VIC - Torquay	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Barrack Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	35	544	544	129	8	0	1	1	63	588	595	73	0	0	0	1	20	149	129	8	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Pink Rocks					Saltwater	Bears Beach	Mills Point	Bears Beach				Aragunnu Beach	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Short Point	Bunga Head				Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Kingston Norfolk Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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