JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is

18.6° C

JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at JD Reef today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	114	141	149	181	232	334	795	1191	1165	1107	954	818	882	899	831	831	749	672	672	588	566	510
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	E	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			11:20AM1.25m				11:15PM1.51m				12:09PM1.27m				00:01AM1.34m				12:59PM1.28m
Low Tide	5:10AM0.04m				5:01PM0.35m				5:51AM0.13m				5:58PM0.42m				6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	14	13	12	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	77	49	47	46	45	41	795	1191	1165	1107	954	818	882	899	831	831	749	672	672	588	566	510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	35	35	32	32	68	72	25	23	103	95	140	125	170	123	162	155	143	181	181	178	129	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	SE 18	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14
kJ	—	—	6	6	6	13	69	107	23	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	114	141	149	181	232	334	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	46	124	124	53	136	136	53	46	53	53	53	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	47	4	3
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Rating (10 max)												3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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