Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
94
84
57
57
69
104
191
234
209
331
375
301
262
183
540
756
565
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM1.34m
6:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.39m
6:35AM1.21m
6:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.43m
11:27AM0.61m
00:22AM0.36m
12:14PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
19
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
18
14
13
14
15
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