The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)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 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.8
S
17
1.7
SE
8
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
928
843
604
572
715
350
300
368
346
326
406
387
348
352
403
373
355
418
367
349
878
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
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
High Tide
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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6:39
6:39
6:37
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6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
21
23
22
23
23
23
23
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