Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
126
101
79
60
60
41
40
40
25
25
25
14
15
7
25
100
34
30
26
24
39
50
70
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
0
N
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:43AM0.99m
12:55PM1.31m
1:49AM0.93m
1:51PM1.28m
3:15AM0.93m
2:56PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.65m
8:04PM0.59m
7:01AM0.71m
9:14PM0.59m
8:09AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
14
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
23
25
25
19
17
15
14
14
20
26
30
25
21
Feels °C
7
8
6
11
12
12
15
13
13
12
12
20
20
21
17
16
14
12
12
17
23
25
20
17
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