Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
216
98
73
54
45
89
108
65
56
49
40
44
46
47
65
63
33
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:12AM1.02m
1:44PM1.30m
2:13AM0.94m
2:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.58m
7:01AM0.59m
8:41PM0.62m
7:45AM0.65m
9:57PM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
15
16
15
19
19
20
19
17
16
17
16
19
21
20
17
14
Feels °C
12
14
12
13
12
16
16
17
16
14
13
14
13
16
20
18
16
12
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