Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.7° C
1.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 6AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
754
612
573
472
465
431
356
351
273
257
249
246
173
170
176
215
215
236
160
113
115
297
297
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:48AM1.42m
3:57PM0.96m
4:27AM1.43m
6:02PM0.83m
5:13AM1.43m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.70m
9:03PM0.70m
12:20PM0.64m
9:01PM0.79m
1:56PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
26
28
27
24
23
23
23
23
26
28
26
24
23
23
22
23
27
27
26
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
25
27
27
28
25
24
25
25
25
26
27
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
25
24
23
24
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