Northern Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sumbawa, Indonesia)

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Northern Rights Surf Guide

Northern Rights in Sumbawa is a reasonably exposed reef and point break that has unreliable waves. Nov-April (Wet Season) provides favoured time of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. There is a right hand reef break. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Northern Rights Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef and point	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	85°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Northern Rights:

The best conditions reported for surf at Northern Rights occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Northern Rights (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Northern Rights with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in March while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Northern Rights surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Northern Rights is Selaparang (Mataram) Airport (AMI) in Indonesia, which is 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Northern Rights is Sumbawa Besar Airport (SWG), also in Indonesia, 75 km (47 miles) away.

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Northern Rights Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 18 April 2025, 14:09 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 18
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	17	17	16
Wind (mph)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass

Tides at Northern Rights

Current tide and informaton

For Northern Rights, 0 miles from Northern Rights.

Next High Water: 01:06pm | 5ft

Next Low Water: 08:42pm | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Northern Rights Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.4 °C) too at Northern Rights, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 85°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite