Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.8°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.6
S
7
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
465
809
443
188
173
269
954
821
597
588
313
256
232
248
157
408
752
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:44PM1.54m
6:41AM1.31m
6:44PM1.56m
7:26AM1.40m
7:36PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.27m
12:26PM0.45m
1:13AM0.25m
1:21PM0.36m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
13
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11
14
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Feels °C
11
8
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