The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1376
1049
983
893
604
561
715
350
328
354
383
355
406
387
349
352
393
393
373
465
440
439
373
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:08AM0.96m
3:43PM0.85m
3:52AM1.00m
4:24PM0.89m
4:32AM1.04m
5:01PM0.93m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.29m
9:35PM0.34m
10:21AM0.26m
10:16PM0.30m
10:57AM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
24
22
22
21
22
21
21
23
25
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
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