Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 89 | 196 | 190 | 94 | 71 | 83 | 204 | 164 | 135 | 147 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 140 | 101 | 91 | 163 | 328 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.39m | 6:35AM1.06m | 6:17PM1.45m | 7:11AM1.14m | 6:58PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.66m | 00:30AM0.42m | 11:48AM0.60m | 1:05AM0.34m | 12:36PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
42 | 42 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 71 | 83 | 116 | 13 | 135 | 147 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 140 | 101 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
3 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
49 | 89 | 196 | 190 | — | — | — | 204 | 164 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 92 | 163 | 328 | 375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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