
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 135 | 64 | 149 | 128 | 263 | 247 | 189 | 158 | 151 | 164 | 147 | 160 | 233 | 207 | 271 | 173 | 210 | 261 | 371 | 216 | 346 | 268 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.33m | 10:16AM1.56m | 10:55PM1.25m | 11:05AM1.56m | 11:54PM1.17m | 12:02PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.34m | 4:50PM0.24m | 4:40AM0.41m | 5:50PM0.27m | 5:32AM0.49m | 6:57PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
82 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 34 | 35 | 247 | 189 | 158 | 151 | 164 | 147 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 178 | 173 | 210 | 261 | 244 | 216 | 187 | 153 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 14 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
49 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
56 | 54 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | S 3 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 |
152 | 135 | 128 | 149 | 128 | 263 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 233 | 207 | 271 | — | — | 1 | 371 | — | 346 | 268 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
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