Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.6
ESE
11
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
197
193
166
260
287
252
246
238
227
153
176
135
97
162
139
123
78
98
98
93
58
64
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.06m
12:29PM1.42m
1:27AM1.01m
1:15PM1.36m
2:32AM0.98m
2:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.63m
7:31PM0.50m
6:38AM0.71m
8:27PM0.53m
7:33AM0.77m
9:26PM0.54m
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cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
15
13
14
15
15
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