Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
115
118
115
109
334
523
513
424
356
320
264
190
216
138
130
115
94
94
92
74
74
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:46AM1.21m
7:38PM1.53m
8:19AM1.27m
8:17PM1.54m
8:53AM1.33m
8:56PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.46m
2:12AM0.23m
2:01PM0.40m
2:45AM0.21m
2:42PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
13
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
11
9
11
11
8
8
7
7
12
11
11
13
11
11
9
9
12
11
11
13
10
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