Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.5
SW
15
1
SSE
8
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
106
150
166
169
166
142
142
168
151
121
131
119
110
115
112
109
178
174
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
10:49PM0.92m
11:41AM0.79m
11:51PM0.89m
12:45PM0.79m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.34m
5:21PM0.43m
6:25AM0.36m
6:27PM0.44m
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
24
24
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
24
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