Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 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 (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 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
151
207
377
334
438
867
980
880
827
817
763
754
612
573
472
465
431
356
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:12AM1.38m
2:48PM1.14m
3:48AM1.42m
3:57PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.44m
9:16AM0.73m
8:48PM0.58m
10:38AM0.70m
9:03PM0.70m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
24
23
23
24
27
28
27
25
24
24
23
23
26
28
26
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
27
26
27
26
25
27
27
26
25
26
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