Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
S
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
217
104
53
152
33
41
11
11
12
11
27
20
19
18
45
31
31
31
31
29
24
30
30
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:02PM1.84m
9:52AM1.35m
9:51PM1.78m
10:39AM1.36m
10:39PM1.69m
11:25AM1.36m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.06m
3:30PM0.35m
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.38m
5:16AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
8
9
10
11
11
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