Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.5
S
7
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
73
73
211
47
150
32
172
48
119
531
480
400
260
167
131
106
104
102
88
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
0
ESE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM1.33m
4:03AM0.96m
4:26PM1.36m
5:13AM0.95m
5:16PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.61m
9:27AM0.62m
11:32PM0.56m
10:19AM0.63m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
9
7
7
10
14
14
12
10
10
11
11
15
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
10
8
9
7
5
3
3
6
11
10
8
6
6
7
6
12
15
14
15
11
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