Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 5AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
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
2.1
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1636
1446
1428
1411
1393
1393
1096
1096
1096
1096
1096
1082
1068
926
860
805
784
669
669
940
1220
2452
2611
2552
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:15AM1.55m
6:36AM1.61m
7:52AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.30m
3:20PM0.16m
4:07PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
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
23
22
23
26
27
27
25
23
24
24
24
27
29
28
25
23
22
22
23
26
27
26
25
23
Feels °C
26
25
26
28
28
30
28
25
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
25
26
29
29
28
27
25
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