The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
E
10
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
272
456
551
547
561
548
512
443
500
488
479
301
262
325
314
399
386
368
347
334
318
291
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM1.13m
6:46PM1.06m
6:57AM1.14m
7:22PM1.08m
7:35AM1.12m
8:00PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.15m
00:45AM0.19m
1:11PM0.15m
1:25AM0.18m
1:47PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
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