The Wharf Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.73° S 172.23° W

The Wharf 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wharf sea temperature is
27.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wharf at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
745
745
632
602
502
496
525
367
555
499
692
786
678
678
653
590
581
572
564
576
540
531
425
353
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13AM0.90m
10:33PM0.97m
11:12AM0.83m
11:32PM0.92m
12:19PM0.79m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.27m
4:07PM0.34m
4:59AM0.33m
5:01PM0.39m
6:05AM0.36m
6:05PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
31
30
29
30
31
30
28
28
28
29
28
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Wharf surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest