The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
243
222
211
208
211
214
211
206
188
264
346
434
429
400
515
508
508
560
560
496
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:05AM1.15m
9:34PM1.11m
9:56AM1.05m
10:25PM1.06m
10:50AM0.96m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.14m
3:44AM0.21m
4:04PM0.23m
4:39AM0.27m
4:53PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
25
25
26
24
25
25
26
26
26
28
27
27
29
29
28
28
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Wharf surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest