Malua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.79° S 150.23° E

Malua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malua Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
735
547
447
191
633
295
220
158
125
101
90
86
57
57
59
68
248
396
253
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00PM1.30m
5:24AM1.04m
4:55PM1.34m
6:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.49m
10:32AM0.69m
11:46PM0.43m
11:27AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
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