Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.6° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
170
225
127
215
215
160
113
115
585
496
115
134
137
120
153
146
193
269
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:02PM0.83m
5:13AM1.43m
6:07AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.79m
1:56PM0.53m
2:58PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
27
24
23
22
22
23
26
27
26
24
23
23
23
24
27
29
27
24
23
Feels °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
28
26
25
25
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