Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
168
172
119
144
136
105
115
135
128
147
178
174
169
211
206
237
212
178
172
136
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM0.79m
11:51PM0.89m
12:45PM0.79m
00:52AM0.89m
1:41PM0.82m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.43m
6:25AM0.36m
6:27PM0.44m
7:24AM0.35m
7:28PM0.42m
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6:00
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6:27
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1
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1
1
1
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1
1
2
2
3
2
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
26
24
24
23
24
22
23
22
22
22
23
24
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