Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
980
870
827
817
763
754
612
573
472
465
431
356
351
336
257
249
246
173
170
176
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:48PM1.14m
3:48AM1.42m
3:57PM0.96m
4:27AM1.43m
6:02PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.58m
10:38AM0.70m
9:03PM0.70m
12:20PM0.64m
9:01PM0.79m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
27
25
24
23
23
23
27
29
26
24
23
23
22
23
26
28
26
24
23
Feels °C
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
28
26
25
24
25
24
25
26
27
25
25
25
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