
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malua Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Malua Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Malua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
300 | 235 | 217 | 164 | 125 | 90 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 143 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.76m | 7:58AM1.31m | 8:00PM1.79m | 8:43AM1.38m | 8:47PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.09m | 1:35PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.07m | 2:27PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
300 | 235 | 217 | 164 | 125 | 90 | 66 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
86 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 30 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 143 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
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