JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 AEDT
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JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.7
SE
1.9
ESE
2.1
SE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)677776677888888889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144277247328233137226369485235230196224273280246217225194194194129133133
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.23
10:37PM
1.51
11:03AM
1.14
11:11PM
1.48
11:42AM
1.06
11:48PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.29
5:08AM
0.24
4:44PM
0.35
5:49AM
0.29
5:16PM
0.42
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:43----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121211111---------------
Temp. °C202020202019191919191920191918171718181919181717
Feels °C (?)181717161717171615161617171818171719161717161516
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