Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
860
805
784
669
669
940
1220
2452
2371
2552
2799
2767
2408
2380
2296
1986
1474
1518
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:52AM1.68m
11:23PM1.05m
8:57AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.16m
4:07PM0.05m
2:14AM0.99m
4:46PM0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
27
24
23
22
22
23
25
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
26
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
25
24
24
26
27
28
28
26
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
26
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