Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
135
72
54
209
398
397
296
275
142
110
91
127
173
170
264
209
165
142
145
193
202
411
355
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:50AM1.05m
4:10PM1.28m
5:38AM1.12m
5:10PM1.29m
6:16AM1.20m
6:03PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.77m
11:10PM0.49m
11:03AM0.71m
11:52PM0.44m
11:58AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
21
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
15
20
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
18
17
17
16
17
17
15
15
17
16
15
15
15
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