Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.4° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
0.5
SSW
16
1.4
SE
7
0.5
SSW
16
1.4
SE
7
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
197
143
418
418
281
286
147
119
171
85
283
297
262
248
204
204
199
142
168
142
196
191
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
0
E
10
NE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01AM1.48m
00:03AM1.01m
8:50AM1.54m
00:03AM1.03m
9:34AM1.60m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.24m
2:12AM0.99m
4:50PM0.17m
3:14AM0.96m
5:20PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
26
28
28
25
23
23
23
23
27
29
28
25
24
23
23
24
26
29
28
25
23
Feels °C
24
25
28
30
31
27
25
26
26
25
29
32
30
27
27
26
26
27
27
30
30
27
25
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