Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
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)
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
117
639
647
478
324
208
133
139
147
180
575
841
385
306
196
150
147
141
135
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.36m
5:13AM0.95m
5:16PM1.41m
6:10AM0.98m
6:02PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.56m
10:19AM0.63m
00:21AM0.49m
11:13AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
10
10
12
15
18
16
16
15
13
11
11
14
16
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
6
6
8
12
15
14
15
13
11
8
8
12
12
11
12
10
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