Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
0.7
S
15
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
130
190
190
183
257
330
324
290
285
263
240
264
268
229
211
520
279
218
390
398
487
470
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
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
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:46AM0.92m
2:27PM0.87m
2:33AM0.96m
3:07PM0.93m
3:14AM1.00m
3:43PM1.00m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.32m
8:20PM0.38m
8:53AM0.29m
9:04PM0.33m
9:29AM0.24m
9:46PM0.27m
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1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
20
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
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