Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.7°C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 14	SE 15	S 10	S 10	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	91	74	82	54	58	78	67	48	33	29	14	19	18	17	43	94	71	79	55	333	88	94
Wind (km/h)	NNW	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SW	WNW	W	SSE	ESE	ESE	NE	NW	WNW	W	W	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		9:25AM1.64m				10:03PM1.32m				10:10AM1.68m				10:55PM1.28m				10:58AM1.69m
Low Tide				3:57PM0.17m				3:46AM0.35m				4:49PM0.15m				4:32AM0.40m					5:45PM0.17m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	16	16	14	13	12	11	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	13	17	16	17	16	14
Feels °C	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	11	10	12	12	13	13	12	11	10	12	14	12	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7
kJ	70	74	55	44	58	78	67	48	33	23	14	19	18	17	22	94	71	23	36	34	73	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	SSE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	91	48	82	54	44	31	30	30	29	29	14	13	14	17	43	12	12	79	31	74	88	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	NE 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 7	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15
kJ	8	2	2	—	20	—	—	—	—	2	6	6	6	13	17	22	21	7	55	57	54	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—
kJ	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	333	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	57	549	549	80	35	0	0	0	0	154	305	18	0	0	0	0	90	544	80	13	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2				2	1	1	1	2	2		1	1	2	3	3	2			3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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