Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.1
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
164
109
140
173
155
155
116
113
96
82
79
124
255
183
250
281
245
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
25
S
10
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
SE
10
NE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM1.17m
12:02PM1.54m
1:03AM1.11m
1:07PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.27m
5:32AM0.49m
6:57PM0.31m
6:34AM0.56m
8:11PM0.34m
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5:33
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6
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Temp °C
27
24
16
15
15
17
19
18
16
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
24
21
14
14
14
18
20
18
15
13
13
14
14
15
16
14
13
11
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