Northern Rights Surf Break

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
28.7° C

1.1°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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 night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
622
622
431
395
312
307
444
421
361
402
271
142
146
173
169
382
185
220
253
264
277
178
231
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:17AM1.06m
12:21PM1.80m
3:02AM1.10m
1:12PM1.65m
3:47AM1.17m
Low Tide
7:20PM-0.07m
5:47AM0.90m
8:03PM0.05m
6:51AM0.91m
8:45PM0.19m
8:07AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
27
26
25
24
24
24
27
29
28
26
25
24
24
25
27
29
28
26
25
24
24
25
28
28
Feels °C
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
31
32
30
29
28
28
29
30
32
31
30
29
27
28
29
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
631
622
622
431
395
312
307
444
421
361
402
271
142
146
173
169
160
185
157
153
153
131
153
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Energy kJ
33
44
41
40
4
10
121
119
86
86
78
76
51
128
182
184
178
216
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
9
45
45
86
77
75
50
48
28
119
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.7
S
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
85
11
36
37
15
37
32
30
38
26
382
160
220
253
264
277
231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
95
0
0
14
0
0
0
14
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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