Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
70
50
50
64
49
31
31
31
20
42
40
33
19
19
31
71
15
19
19
20
37
23
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
SE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.31m
11:29AM1.44m
11:58PM1.20m
12:21PM1.44m
1:03AM1.11m
1:24PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.36m
5:57PM0.35m
5:54AM0.43m
7:04PM0.38m
6:48AM0.50m
8:20PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
17
22
26
25
19
16
19
19
18
22
24
20
17
15
12
11
11
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
14
19
22
22
19
15
15
15
16
18
20
18
16
13
10
8
9
14
12
14
14
13
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