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Lat Long: 3.57° S 143.66° E

The Wharf (Mission Point) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf (Mission Point) sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.7° 

The Wharf (Mission Point) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wharf (Mission Point) today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf (Mission Point) at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
86
31
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
39
36
35
35
36
69
82
79
54
72
66
53
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
2:39PM1.24m
9:35PM1.08m
3:17PM1.24m
10:35PM1.06m
3:47PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.40m
8:36PM1.08m
6:46AM0.43m
9:30PM1.05m
7:29AM0.47m
9:52PM1.02m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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6:15
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6:15
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 mm
2
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
25
27
28
28
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
26
26
26
26
25
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
28
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
28
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
27
30
29
29
28
29
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