Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.9°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s
Evening (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 9	E 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 8	E 8	NE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 6	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	50	39	37	22	13	13	12	12	121	101	80	23	25	37	213	699	439	352	434	303	94	270	454	360
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:59AM1.58m				10:27PM1.30m				10:35AM1.56m					11:07PM1.21m				11:11AM1.53m
Low Tide		3:42AM0.35m				4:25PM0.27m				4:14AM0.41m					5:08PM0.32m			4:47AM0.48m					5:53PM0.38m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	30	32	28	18	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	11	11	11	10	13	14	15	14	15
Feels °C	14	15	16	27	28	25	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	5	4	5	5	8	9	11	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ESE 8	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	ENE 9	SSE 9
kJ	50	30	19	22	12	9	6	12	12	12	14	23	25	37	24	32	22	9	171	113	73	270	17	360
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	NE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	S 7	E 8	S 9	E 8	E 16	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 8	ENE 10	SSE 9	ENE 9	E 15	ENE 9
kJ	40	39	37	7	13	13	12	6	14	12	14	16	6	2	6	5	9	9	9	9	16	8	4	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	NE 6	E 8	NE 6	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	ENE 10	NNE 8	ENE 9	NE 7	E 15	E 15
kJ	14	8	7	6	6	13	6	6	6	6	5	5	1	5	—	3	3	3	9	6	9	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 2	NE 5	NW 3	NW 3	SSE 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 10	—
kJ	—	—	1	17	2	6	21	77	121	101	80	32	33	29	213	699	439	352	434	303	94	96	454	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	South Durras NSW - Far South	Camel Rock NSW - Far South	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Moruya Breakwater NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	16	67	67	67	0	0	34	0	35	88	305	454	35	0	0	35	90	35	14	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Short Point	Saltwater	Bears Beach	Tilba Tilba Beach	Bears Beach	Camel Rock			Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Blackfellows Point	Saltwater	Merimbula Bar	Bunga Head				Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks				Moruya Breakwater	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1	1				2	3				2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Kingston Norfolk Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	5	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	4	1	4	4	6	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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