The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
482
456
373
401
416
482
503
488
402
362
933
290
290
970
933
902
892
831
718
1366
932
1496
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:55PM0.83m
1:18AM0.94m
1:59PM0.81m
2:16AM0.94m
2:56PM0.82m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.35m
6:50PM0.39m
7:54AM0.35m
7:52PM0.40m
8:53AM0.33m
8:48PM0.38m
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6:41
6:39
6:39
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6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
25
23
23
23
22
22
24
23
23
24
22
23
22
22
23
24
22
22
22
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