The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.1
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
350
290
290
290
290
902
857
704
1420
1211
1257
1496
501
1376
996
928
759
503
593
657
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
35
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
1:59PM0.81m
2:16AM0.94m
2:56PM0.82m
3:08AM0.96m
3:43PM0.85m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.35m
7:52PM0.40m
8:53AM0.33m
8:48PM0.38m
9:41AM0.29m
9:35PM0.34m
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
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