The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
E
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
326
318
314
478
318
264
278
278
236
356
484
474
432
432
444
443
422
327
276
325
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:11PM1.02m
6:21AM1.13m
6:46PM1.06m
6:57AM1.14m
7:22PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.16m
00:08AM0.20m
12:37PM0.15m
00:45AM0.19m
1:11PM0.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
25
24
24
23
23
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
25
25
25
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