Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 12AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
832
832
823
785
696
964
1061
1036
940
929
917
773
612
580
573
573
573
580
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:26AM1.27m
12:37PM1.48m
1:48AM1.34m
1:16PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.27m
6:43AM0.75m
7:20PM0.36m
7:29AM0.71m
7:39PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
23
23
24
26
27
27
25
25
24
23
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
29
28
26
26
27
28
30
29
28
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
29
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