Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 139 | 104 | 64 | 117 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 69 | 35 | 58 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 40 | 103 | 169 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 139 | 104 | 64 | 117 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 53 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | 30 | 44 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 52 | — | 22 | 40 | 103 | 169 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 543 | 544 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 498 | 262 | 262 | 16 |
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