Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
170
170
170
219
303
363
309
354
224
198
250
223
282
308
422
410
345
213
193
271
335
489
398
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
E
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.20m
6:03PM1.32m
6:52AM1.29m
6:53PM1.35m
7:27AM1.39m
7:40PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.44m
11:58AM0.62m
00:31AM0.40m
12:48PM0.51m
1:08AM0.35m
1:34PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
16
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
23
22
23
21
18
Feels °C
17
15
16
17
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
18
22
20
21
22
19
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