Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.7
SW
14
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
143
172
178
174
169
211
206
225
231
208
193
154
151
111
127
161
190
226
191
330
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM0.79m
00:52AM0.89m
1:41PM0.82m
1:46AM0.92m
2:27PM0.87m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.44m
7:24AM0.35m
7:28PM0.42m
8:12AM0.32m
8:20PM0.38m
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1
1
1
2
3
4
2
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
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