Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 3PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
348
534
428
419
603
568
540
441
441
441
446
657
832
832
823
785
696
834
1061
1036
940
1064
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:25AM1.64m
1:05AM1.21m
12:00PM1.58m
1:26AM1.27m
12:37PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.83m
6:39PM0.19m
6:00AM0.79m
7:01PM0.27m
6:43AM0.75m
7:20PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
25
26
27
24
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
27
28
30
27
26
26
25
26
28
30
29
29
29
28
26
27
29
29
29
29
28
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