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Northern Rights surfForecast / Sumbawa / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 WITAForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Northern Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Northern Rights today?
The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Northern Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 227 | 213 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 210 | 210 | 226 | 222 | 222 | 158 | 196 | 153 | 145 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 107 | 91 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 0.94 | 7:15PM 1.44 | 8:52AM 0.94 | 7:46PM 1.50 | 10:03AM 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06AM 0.72 | 11:58AM 0.76 | 2:54AM 0.55 | 12:44PM 0.84 | 3:30AM 0.40 | 1:31PM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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