Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
428
419
603
568
446
441
441
441
446
657
832
832
823
785
590
964
1061
1036
940
1064
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
0
WNW
5
N
0
N
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:05AM1.21m
12:00PM1.58m
1:26AM1.27m
12:37PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.19m
6:00AM0.79m
7:01PM0.27m
6:43AM0.75m
7:20PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<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
25
26
27
24
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
28
30
27
26
26
25
26
28
29
29
29
29
27
26
27
29
29
29
29
28
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