Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.6°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
7
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
6
18
37
86
57
127
78
77
122
90
88
149
104
60
61
44
44
52
54
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.30m
4:57AM0.93m
4:41PM1.34m
5:53AM0.98m
5:32PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.69m
11:03PM0.57m
9:48AM0.69m
11:51PM0.50m
10:52AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
18
21
21
16
14
Feels °C
8
13
13
12
14
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
15
19
20
15
13
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