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Northern Rights surfForecast / Sumbawa / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 WITAForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Northern Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Northern Rights today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 6PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Northern Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
252 | 316 | 362 | 487 | 458 | 502 | 496 | 573 | 573 | 506 | 493 | 449 | 437 | 437 | 367 | 362 | 316 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 195 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:23PM1.06m | 9:05AM1.61m | 11:09PM1.06m | 9:32AM1.65m | 11:50PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.33m | 2:41AM0.84m | 4:35PM0.22m | 3:11AM0.87m | 5:07PM0.15m | 3:41AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 252 | 316 | 362 | 487 | 458 | 502 | 496 | 573 | 573 | 506 | 493 | 449 | 437 | 437 | 367 | 362 | 316 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 195 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 115 | 111 | 107 | — | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 32 | 23 | 35 | 21 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 144 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 95 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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