Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.6
S
10
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
383
186
562
282
220
158
101
103
86
84
57
57
60
68
145
247
182
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24AM1.04m
4:55PM1.34m
6:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.49m
10:32AM0.69m
11:46PM0.43m
11:27AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
6
7
8
7
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
15
15
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