Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is

17.0° C

Malua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	3	2	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 7	SSE 6	S 15	SE 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	422	337	82	156	176	321	104	62	152	116	40	4	6	42	31	27	15	18	33	48	46	31	24	31
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SE	SE	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	ESE	E	WNW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:04AM1.31m				9:02PM1.84m				9:52AM1.35m				9:51PM1.78m					10:39AM1.36m				10:39PM1.69m
Low Tide				2:37PM0.35m				3:46AM0.06m				3:30PM0.35m					4:32AM0.10m				4:22PM0.38m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	12	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	16	15	15	13	13	12	11	12	14	13	13	12	11	10
Feels °C	6	9	11	10	11	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	13	11	11	10	9	11	12	11	13	11	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 15	S 12	SE 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 10
kJ	124	124	82	69	67	135	104	62	34	33	4	3	6	42	31	27	15	10	33	48	46	31	24	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 8	S 8	E 11	S 15	S 8	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 7	E 4	E 4	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	37	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	21	12	2	4	1	4	11	11	10	18	2	1	1	1	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	S 15	—	—	—	S 14	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 10	—	E 10	E 7	ENE 8	S 10	SE 18
kJ	2	—	—	4	—	—	—	4	—	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	—	2	1	6	8	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 8	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	422	337	—	156	176	321	—	—	152	116	40	41	36	—	59	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Denhams Beach NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Durras North NSW - Far South	Durras North NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Barrack Point NSW - Illawarra	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Durras North NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	34	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	57	4	0	0	0	18	18	73	149	0	18	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Saltwater	Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Saltwater		Saltwater	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Aragunnu Beach		Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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