Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.9
NE
7
3
NE
8
3
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
31
32
50
50
62
140
221
119
331
1009
1414
989
695
693
612
532
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.51m
5:08AM1.08m
5:13PM1.60m
6:15AM1.15m
6:14PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.33m
10:33AM0.49m
00:09AM0.23m
11:40AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
13
18
17
16
13
13
14
12
13
15
11
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
6
6
4
9
14
13
11
8
8
8
5
6
7
5
7
7
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