The Wharf (Mission Point) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.57° S 143.66° E

Issued: 9 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wharf (Mission Point) sea temperature is

28.5°C

The Wharf (Mission Point) 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 The Wharf (Mission Point) today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf (Mission Point) at 3PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	20s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	19s

Table - waves today at The Wharf (Mission Point). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9						Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 18	N 12	NE 20	NE 20	NE 19	NE 19	NE 15	NNE 18	NE 18	NNE 19	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	113	100	99	136	179	219	112	216	383	136	219	375	299	287	262	245	241	184	140	138	136	72
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	6:06AM1.22m				6:31PM1.26m					7:18AM1.23m				7:01PM1.25m				8:28AM1.23m				7:28PM1.23m
Low Tide			12:15PM0.71m				00:55AM0.67m					1:07PM0.81m				1:43AM0.59m				1:59PM0.90m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	27	28	28	26	26	26	26	25	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	27	28	28	26	26
Feels °C	28	30	31	31	29	29	29	29	27	30	30	30	31	30	29	29	27	29	30	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	NE 19	N 11	NNE 18	NE 18	NNE 19	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
kJ	102	100	98	95	89	219	59	216	383	136	219	375	299	287	262	245	241	184	140	138	136	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 18	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 19	N 11	NE 15	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 14	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 10
kJ	113	69	93	94	179	59	106	59	58	57	89	35	35	33	32	31	17	17	17	17	17	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 20	NE 20	NE 16	NE 15	NE 18	NE 15	ENE 8	NE 14	N 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	N 14	N 10
kJ	26	28	99	136	63	77	112	107	7	67	36	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	E 4	E 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6
kJ	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	7	13	13	14	33	37	34	39	30	31	29	27	51	50	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	The Wharf (Mission Point) East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	32	32	61	61	61	61	155	32	0	279	790	790	790	32	155	32	32	279	790	790	32	155
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Karawop	Karawop	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai		Karawop	Wewak Point					Karawop		Karawop	Karawop				Karawop
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2					2		2	2				1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Rubio New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nusa New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Tahai Chile	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4

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