Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 9PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (10 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
1220
2217
2371
2552
2799
2767
2408
2380
2296
2187
1643
1643
1474
1331
1523
605
507
860
828
612
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
W
0
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.05m
8:57AM1.76m
11:34PM1.11m
9:53AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.05m
2:14AM0.99m
4:46PM0.00m
3:32AM0.89m
5:22PM0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
26
24
23
22
22
23
26
27
26
24
23
23
23
24
26
28
27
25
23
Feels °C
27
29
29
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
30
30
29
26
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