Wilderness Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 67.17° W

Wilderness 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wilderness sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.2° 

Wilderness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wilderness today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
83
107
111
93
88
116
100
69
66
65
45
42
41
41
30
42
57
82
91
28
45
193
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
High Tide
1:06PM0.44m
00:53AM0.25m
2:01PM0.44m
1:58AM0.27m
2:55PM0.44m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.10m
8:10PM0.18m
6:46AM0.12m
9:05PM0.19m
7:53AM0.15m
9:54PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:22
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6:22
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6:05
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6:04
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6:02
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1
3
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2
5
1
1
2
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1
4
3
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Temp °C
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
31
32
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
32
32
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
32
31
30
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