Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 10PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
2
SSE
6
2.4
S
8
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
300
688
609
537
290
321
516
552
1198
1296
1618
1249
533
406
343
288
245
190
168
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM1.46m
11:11PM1.19m
11:27AM1.41m
11:53PM1.08m
12:08PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.40m
5:01AM0.49m
6:04PM0.48m
5:34AM0.57m
6:59PM0.55m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
11
10
12
10
9
9
12
13
14
13
10
8
8
7
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
4
5
7
4
3
3
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
3
8
7
8
9
8
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