The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
412
406
391
348
364
373
403
380
349
304
257
292
269
262
203
370
352
320
228
224
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:24PM0.89m
4:32AM1.04m
5:01PM0.93m
5:10AM1.08m
5:36PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.26m
10:16PM0.30m
10:57AM0.22m
10:54PM0.26m
11:31AM0.18m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
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