Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 10 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

18.7°C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 6						Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 9	SSE 7	ENE 9	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	155	94	106	37	26	40	45	29	24	25	314	491	496	311	216	196	277	387	487	526	456	385	327	541
Wind (km/h)	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	NW	NW	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	6:56AM1.47m				7:13PM1.39m				7:36AM1.53m				8:00PM1.35m					8:14AM1.58m				8:43PM1.30m
Low Tide			1:07PM0.40m				1:15AM0.37m				1:56PM0.35m				1:52AM0.39m					2:42PM0.31m				2:27AM0.42m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	7:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	19	18	18	18	17	15	13	17	18	13	14	13	11	10	9	10	13	15	15	14	12	11	10
Feels °C	12	15	13	14	16	16	14	11	15	12	6	6	6	5	4	3	3	5	7	7	7	6	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	S 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	155	94	55	37	26	24	38	29	23	11	26	28	28	29	18	196	18	18	18	18	18	21	327	335
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 17	NE 7	ENE 10	NE 7	E 13	E 12	E 12	N 13	N 13	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	27	27	4	25	25	25	16	15	14	25	6	5	1	6	2	18	2	3	3	3	3	3	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 14	—	E 14	—	—	S 15	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	4	4	4	4	25	25	24	4	—	4	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	SE 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	WSW 4	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	WSW 4	S 8
kJ	—	—	106	16	24	40	45	—	—	34	314	491	496	311	216	9	277	387	487	526	456	385	5	541
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Green Island NSW - South Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Green Island NSW - South Coast	South Broulee NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mckenzies Beach NSW - Far South	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Moruya Breakwater NSW - Far South	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	1	63	588	270	63	9	0	0	1	67	182	644	512	0	0	0	14	766	491	491	142	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Saltwater	Aragunnu Beach			Aragunnu Beach	Aragunnu Beach	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bunga Head					Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Saltwater				Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks
Rating (10 max)	2	1			1	1	1	1	1					2	2	2	2				2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Palm Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Kingston Norfolk Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	6	2	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	3	2	5	2	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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