Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.2°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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
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)
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
237
139
171
169
151
119
91
73
103
261
652
478
381
289
126
154
118
112
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.45m
7:11AM1.14m
6:58PM1.50m
7:46AM1.21m
7:38PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.60m
1:05AM0.34m
12:36PM0.53m
1:39AM0.28m
1:19PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
9
8
11
10
10
11
9
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