Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
235
213
236
337
464
294
458
463
498
439
1055
967
864
704
609
576
439
384
314
269
427
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
SE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
5
S
5
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.39m
7:40PM1.37m
8:04AM1.48m
8:27PM1.37m
8:43AM1.57m
9:14PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.39m
1:46AM0.32m
2:20PM0.29m
2:24AM0.31m
3:08PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:05
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6:03
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6:03
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7:21
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7:22
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7:22
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1
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5
2
2
1
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Temp °C
18
22
22
22
20
18
18
18
22
28
27
27
20
17
16
13
12
13
14
16
15
12
Feels °C
18
21
20
20
20
18
18
17
20
27
26
26
22
16
13
9
8
11
12
12
11
8
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