The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1.6
SE
8
1.7
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
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.7
S
12
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
337
368
339
326
406
387
348
364
373
383
380
358
358
341
296
253
160
136
157
321
352
308
318
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:52AM1.00m
4:24PM0.89m
4:32AM1.04m
5:01PM0.93m
5:10AM1.08m
5:36PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.26m
10:16PM0.30m
10:57AM0.22m
10:54PM0.26m
11:31AM0.18m
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
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
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
23
23
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
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