Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
12
26
24
15
14
14
9
8
14
20
27
21
20
24
25
36
66
66
66
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
N
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
20
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM1.33m
00:12AM1.26m
12:51PM1.35m
1:11AM1.16m
1:49PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.34m
6:12PM0.47m
6:27AM0.40m
7:16PM0.47m
7:16AM0.45m
8:30PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
14
14
14
13
10
8
8
8
13
16
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
5
8
9
10
10
6
4
4
4
9
13
7
9
7
6
4
5
9
10
10
10
7
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