Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

17.2° C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	3s
Evening (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 13				Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	S 7	NW 3	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	SSE 6	SSW 9	S 10	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	9	12	12	3	7	5	4	4	4	8	8	40	451	408	64	66	71	69	51	65	109	94	70	63
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	NW	E	E	NW	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:19PM1.79m				8:13AM1.26m				8:11PM1.84m				9:04AM1.31m				9:02PM1.84m				9:52AM1.35m
Low Tide	12:46PM0.39m					2:08AM0.09m				1:42PM0.36m				2:58AM0.05m				2:37PM0.35m				3:46AM0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—
	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	17	18	15	15	13	10	11	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	9	8	8	8	9	10	9	10	11	13	10	11	10	7	8	10	11	10	11	9	9	8	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8
kJ	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	8	8	40	50	57	64	66	71	69	51	65	109	94	70	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 12	—	—	S 15	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	—	—	4	5	18	30	49	52	33	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	E 8	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	E 11	E 11	S 18
kJ	2	2	2	1	1	5	4	4	4	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	—	2	2	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	S 3	—	SSW 9	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	12	12	10	7	5	7	8	5	7	2	—	451	408	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Red Bluff VIC - East Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Tathra NSW - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	245	242	418	418	521	306	301	521	521	105	20	0	0	0	0	0	73	73	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales										Tathra	Saltwater	Wallaga Rivermouth	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Saltwater	Aragunnu Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)										1	1	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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