Surf Forecasts:
Malua Bay surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NE swell with 1,283 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Malua Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Malua Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Malua Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Malua Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got on the cards for Malua Bay.
To be brutally honest, the next week and a half is looking pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special from now until around the 21st of August. There are a few sessions that are "surfable" but nothing to get excited about. The water is sitting at 63°F at the moment, which is a touch warmer than you'd expect for this time of year, so that's a small bonus.
The first real flicker of life comes on the morning of Saturday the 9th of August. It’s glassy, with a tiny 2ft swell from the SSE, but the energy is weak (67). It's small and clean, but only one for the foamie or the longboard. You'd be scratching for waves.
The swell tries to build on Sunday the 10th of August, but it's a NE windswell with a short period of 6 seconds, and it's howling onshore. The combined energy hits 384, but it’s a lumpy mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle surf one. It gets bigger on Monday the 11th, with a 8ft NE swell, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it a choppy, lumpy mess. The energy is strong (1031), but the quality is poor. That's a day for the experts only, if anyone.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Tuesday the 12th of August. The swell drops to a clean 3ft from the ENE, with a 10-second period, giving it some shape. The wind is light cross-offshore, and it’s clean. The energy is moderate (187). It’s not a big day, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable wave in the whole forecast. You'll have to fight the crowds, as it's often busy, but for a small, clean wave, it’s the best on offer.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swells and mostly poor conditions until we get to the 21st of August. On the morning of Friday the 22nd of August, we see a glimmer of hope again. A 4ft SSE swell with glassy conditions and a bit of rain. The energy is moderate (149). It’s still a bit small and short-period, but it’s clean. Then the 23rd of August morning has a glassy 3ft SE swell, but again, it's small.
So, the best session is the Tuesday morning, the 12th of August. It’s small, clean, and has a bit of period. For the rest, you're waiting for a proper swell to arrive. Things look promising for the end of the 16-day window, but it's too far out to be sure.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 31 | 50 | 196 | 507 | 1015 | 587 | 341 | 154 | 109 | 105 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 157 | 40 | 19 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.51m | 5:08AM1.08m | 5:13PM1.60m | 6:15AM1.15m | 6:14PM1.69m | 7:10AM1.23m | 7:09PM1.76m | 7:58AM1.31m | 8:00PM1.79m | 8:43AM1.38m | 8:47PM1.76m | 9:26AM1.42m | 9:33PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.33m | 10:33AM0.49m | 00:09AM0.23m | 11:40AM0.44m | 1:04AM0.15m | 12:40PM0.38m | 1:53AM0.09m | 1:35PM0.32m | 2:38AM0.07m | 2:27PM0.28m | 3:20AM0.09m | 3:16PM0.28m | |||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 151 | 4 | 1015 | 587 | 341 | 154 | 109 | 105 | 66 | 48 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 157 | 40 | 14 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 38 | 57 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 7 | — | — | SE 12 | NNE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | — | E 14 | S 8 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | S 16 | SE 16 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | — | 4 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 196 | 507 | 10 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 496 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 496 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
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