Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
28.0° C
1.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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 Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
23
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
201
154
119
85
83
83
83
86
86
82
106
81
144
149
232
716
763
911
772
813
972
1347
1469
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
E
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM0.95m
7:58AM1.75m
11:34PM1.00m
8:55AM1.84m
00:03AM1.03m
9:50AM1.89m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.95m
4:12PM0.02m
1:40AM0.97m
4:58PM-0.07m
3:02AM0.94m
5:41PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
26
26
27
25
24
23
23
24
26
27
27
26
24
23
23
23
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
25
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
29
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
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