Northern Rights Surf Break

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
28.8° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
12
0.5
SSW
20
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
421
721
648
631
529
529
431
395
312
307
372
367
480
350
329
145
153
173
347
957
221
208
264
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:32AM1.91m
2:17AM1.06m
12:21PM1.80m
3:02AM1.10m
1:12PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.90m
7:20PM-0.07m
5:47AM0.90m
8:03PM0.05m
6:51AM0.91m
8:45PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
27
29
29
26
25
24
24
25
28
29
28
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
30
31
31
30
29
27
27
28
29
31
33
29
29
27
28
29
31
31
31
30
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
346
421
721
648
631
529
529
431
395
312
307
372
367
480
350
329
145
153
173
165
156
176
121
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
195
155
8
8
31
44
41
31
12
17
11
11
121
119
86
86
51
76
66
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6
11
9
45
45
86
77
221
75
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
12
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
21
21
14
12
43
55
52
49
44
44
39
347
957
183
208
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
145
0
14
14
0
0
0
20
81
14
0
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
4
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3
4
4
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3
2
3
4
3
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4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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