Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.9° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
339
334
268
264
261
250
213
207
201
198
179
207
377
334
438
867
980
870
827
817
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
NNE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM1.55m
2:39AM1.33m
1:55PM1.35m
3:12AM1.38m
2:48PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.29m
8:08AM0.74m
8:26PM0.44m
9:16AM0.73m
8:48PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
27
26
24
23
23
24
26
28
27
25
24
23
23
24
26
28
27
24
23
Feels °C
28
31
29
30
27
26
26
27
29
31
29
28
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
25
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