Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
50
34
31
18
18
8
8
8
3
7
14
11
8
2
2
4
3
4
9
8
16
286
371
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.15m
6:24PM1.71m
7:19AM1.21m
7:19PM1.79m
8:13AM1.26m
8:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.43m
1:15AM0.16m
12:46PM0.39m
2:08AM0.09m
1:42PM0.36m
2:58AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
13
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
6
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
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