Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 281 | 189 | 156 | 153 | 176 | 115 | 135 | 118 | 139 | 123 | 64 | 117 | 114 | 77 | 58 | 76 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.01m | 1:15PM1.36m | 2:32AM0.98m | 2:07PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.50m | 6:38AM0.71m | 8:27PM0.53m | 7:33AM0.77m | 9:26PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 281 | 281 | 189 | 156 | 153 | 176 | 115 | 135 | 118 | 139 | 123 | 64 | 117 | 114 | 77 | 58 | 37 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 40 | 76 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 543 | 214 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 544 | 9 | 1 |
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