Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.2
S
8
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
190
166
173
113
113
113
92
88
73
58
52
54
55
57
78
62
34
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:17PM1.54m
8:53AM1.33m
8:56PM1.52m
9:27AM1.37m
9:36PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.21m
2:42PM0.35m
3:19AM0.22m
3:25PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
11
11
9
9
13
12
12
12
10
11
9
10
12
12
13
14
12
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