The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.1
SSE
16
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
488
455
439
613
767
767
628
567
602
602
596
517
637
800
881
891
844
718
595
596
608
675
675
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:48AM1.32m
8:25PM1.15m
8:42AM1.27m
9:19PM1.13m
9:36AM1.20m
10:13PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.06m
2:13PM-0.02m
2:24AM0.09m
3:04PM0.03m
3:19AM0.14m
3:55PM0.10m
light rain
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
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6:15
6:16
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
20
20
19
20
21
19
19
18
18
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
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