Northern Rights Surf Break

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
28.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Northern Rights today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
1.3
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
312
307
444
498
361
350
377
371
127
146
364
439
185
127
149
182
184
178
216
234
234
232
226
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:17AM1.06m
12:21PM1.80m
3:02AM1.10m
1:12PM1.65m
3:47AM1.17m
2:07PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.90m
8:03PM0.05m
6:51AM0.91m
8:45PM0.19m
8:07AM0.92m
9:24PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
27
29
29
26
25
24
24
24
27
29
28
27
25
25
24
25
28
29
29
27
25
24
Feels °C
28
27
29
31
32
29
28
27
28
27
29
32
31
31
28
28
28
29
31
32
32
31
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
395
312
307
444
498
361
350
377
371
127
146
173
163
185
127
149
149
124
127
127
130
111
140
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
44
41
41
11
9
119
86
86
76
129
67
128
182
184
178
216
234
234
232
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
45
45
86
77
75
50
47
43
119
93
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
11
36
42
10
8
25
32
364
439
160
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
23
95
20
14
14
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
14
0
0
0
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
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4
4
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3
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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