The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.7°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
525
367
560
499
687
786
678
678
649
586
581
572
555
539
505
497
425
418
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33PM0.97m
11:12AM0.83m
11:32PM0.92m
12:19PM0.79m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.33m
5:01PM0.39m
6:05AM0.36m
6:05PM0.42m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
3
1
1
3
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
29
28
27
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
30
29
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