Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.5° C
0.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
1.5
S
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
113
115
496
496
115
109
142
120
153
146
190
681
263
320
292
284
284
379
486
549
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
NE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:07AM1.43m
7:06AM1.44m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.53m
2:58PM0.42m
3:41PM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
26
24
23
22
22
23
26
28
27
24
23
22
22
23
26
28
28
25
23
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
24
23
23
24
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
30
29
27
25
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