Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
ENE
5
0.6
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
100
102
139
123
103
66
103
78
58
54
35
77
71
40
25
42
94
115
170
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:15PM1.36m
2:32AM0.98m
2:07PM1.32m
3:45AM1.00m
3:07PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.53m
7:33AM0.77m
9:26PM0.54m
8:44AM0.79m
10:21PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:15
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7:15
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
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