Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
491
298
378
344
177
137
109
78
58
73
132
397
420
673
320
499
561
551
1325
628
720
763
1079
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
15
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:02AM1.21m
6:01PM1.65m
6:51AM1.31m
6:55PM1.68m
7:35AM1.40m
7:43PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.23m
11:35AM0.44m
00:43AM0.17m
12:33PM0.36m
1:28AM0.14m
1:25PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
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5:44
5:44
5:45
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Temp °C
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
11
9
9
11
14
14
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
15
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
11
10
10
10
9
6
5
7
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
10
11
10
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