The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
211
206
188
261
346
434
429
400
515
508
502
560
655
496
496
441
496
489
425
459
409
414
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:56AM1.05m
10:25PM1.06m
10:50AM0.96m
11:19PM1.00m
11:50AM0.88m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.21m
4:04PM0.23m
4:39AM0.27m
4:53PM0.30m
5:40AM0.32m
5:48PM0.36m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
28
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
27
27
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