Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
884
682
322
271
265
271
265
431
430
300
294
249
217
177
188
193
300
235
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:42PM1.59m
9:30AM1.24m
9:20PM1.57m
10:05AM1.26m
9:59PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.22m
3:03PM0.46m
3:58AM0.22m
3:45PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
10
9
10
11
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
5
6
8
9
10
12
10
10
9
8
10
10
11
12
11
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