The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
1.5
SSE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.1
SSE
16
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
293
542
569
623
754
763
753
753
686
596
582
608
593
634
593
574
574
545
470
1688
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:42AM1.27m
9:19PM1.13m
9:36AM1.20m
10:13PM1.10m
10:31AM1.11m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.03m
3:19AM0.14m
3:55PM0.10m
4:17AM0.20m
4:47PM0.17m
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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6:16
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
21
21
21
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