
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 290 | 314 | 320 | 300 | 279 | 217 | 168 | 127 | 90 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 143 | 139 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.23m | 7:09PM1.76m | 7:58AM1.31m | 8:00PM1.79m | 8:43AM1.38m | 8:47PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.38m | 1:53AM0.09m | 1:35PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.07m | 2:27PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
210 | 290 | 314 | 320 | 300 | 279 | 217 | 168 | 127 | 90 | 68 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
116 | 86 | 111 | 85 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 47 | 64 | 45 | 31 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | ENE 10 |
39 | 18 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 143 | 139 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
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