The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.4° 

The Wharf 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 today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1.8
SE
7
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
496
489
425
459
409
414
398
387
482
456
431
469
416
482
503
488
402
305
312
350
290
876
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:50AM0.88m
00:18AM0.96m
12:55PM0.83m
1:18AM0.94m
1:59PM0.81m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.32m
5:48PM0.36m
6:47AM0.35m
6:50PM0.39m
7:54AM0.35m
7:52PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
26
25
24
25
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
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