Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1375 | 1005 | 770 | 380 | 320 | 268 | 228 | 185 | 190 | 151 | 101 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53PM1.08m | 12:08PM1.36m | 00:43AM0.99m | 12:55PM1.31m | 1:49AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.57m | 6:59PM0.55m | 6:11AM0.65m | 8:04PM0.59m | 7:01AM0.71m | 9:14PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 860 | 592 | 446 | 380 | 320 | 268 | 228 | 185 | 190 | 151 | 101 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 15 | E 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1375 | 1005 | 770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 80 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 63 | 67 | 18 | 1 |
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