Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.8° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
411
318
305
233
233
233
377
291
232
147
392
358
353
353
314
242
268
264
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
0
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:34AM1.18m
12:20PM1.72m
2:06AM1.25m
1:08PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.02m
6:07AM0.79m
7:31PM0.15m
7:06AM0.76m
8:01PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
28
26
25
24
23
24
26
28
28
26
24
23
23
24
27
29
28
26
25
Feels °C
31
29
29
27
26
27
29
31
30
29
27
26
26
27
30
31
31
29
28
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