Northern Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.66° S 116.75° E

Northern Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Northern Rights sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Northern Rights at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1314
1297
978
929
754
744
744
744
558
796
1230
1230
1398
1366
1132
1077
1051
1003
906
860
763
675
551
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM1.71m
00:41AM1.36m
12:14PM1.58m
1:06AM1.43m
12:57PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.68m
6:22PM0.18m
6:11AM0.60m
6:47PM0.31m
7:00AM0.55m
7:09PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
25
26
27
25
23
23
22
23
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
26
27
28
30
29
26
26
24
26
29
30
29
29
28
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
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