Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
28.0° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 10AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
763
911
772
813
972
1347
1469
1098
1073
1073
988
813
793
671
662
546
512
381
376
376
376
381
318
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
N
0
N
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM1.03m
9:50AM1.89m
00:32AM1.07m
10:42AM1.90m
1:03AM1.12m
11:32AM1.84m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.94m
5:41PM-0.10m
4:09AM0.89m
6:21PM-0.07m
5:09AM0.83m
6:58PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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
22
23
26
27
27
26
24
23
23
24
27
27
27
26
24
23
23
24
27
29
29
27
25
Feels °C
26
25
26
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
30
30
30
30
27
26
26
27
29
32
32
31
28
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