Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	502	521	531	531	608	638	540	627	627	521	452	352	338	292	286	286	240	240	204	183	151	148	148	145
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	ESE	ESE	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:13AM1.41m				12:59PM1.34m					1:01AM1.25m				1:48PM1.32m				1:53AM1.12m				2:39PM1.32m
Low Tide			6:39AM0.37m					7:06PM0.56m				7:19AM0.47m				8:09PM0.61m				7:59AM0.54m				9:18PM0.63m


	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	17	16	15	13	12	11	10	11	14	13	13	12	11	11	12	16	20	20	16	14
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	13	13	14	11	9	8	7	9	11	10	11	9	8	8	9	13	17	17	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	502	521	531	531	608	638	540	627	627	521	452	352	338	292	286	286	240	240	204	183	151	148	148	145
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	NE 5	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	72	71	70	63	61	39	28	37	32	33	33	19	17	17	17	16	7	7	7	9	8	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 11	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	39	38	22	21	33	32	38	18	29	18	19	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	—	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	3	10	21	49	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Green Island NSW - South Coast	Green Island NSW - South Coast	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	South Durras NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	63	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Short Point	Aragunnu Beach	Saltwater	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	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	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	4	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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