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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
209
214
220
215
221
233
268
269
241
214
241
195
163
131
111
111
127
107
114
114
121
105
105
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50PM1.29m
4:41AM1.28m
5:33PM1.44m
5:38AM1.29m
6:16PM1.58m
6:33AM1.29m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.45m
11:03AM0.17m
11:45PM0.33m
11:46AM0.14m
00:39AM0.20m
12:29PM0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:02
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
 mm
1
1
—
—
—
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
1
—
—
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
16
14
14
15
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
19
16
16
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
164
127
127
130
130
127
96
96
96
94
122
92
90
101
131
111
111
127
107
114
114
121
105
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
100
100
68
65
60
59
38
38
37
21
21
21
28
20
79
79
79
59
60
58
61
42
59
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
E
11
0.3
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
13
12
11
41
35
60
54
49
45
42
36
9
28
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
15
25
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
—
Energy kJ
188
209
214
220
215
221
233
268
269
241
214
241
195
163
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Tuncurry-North Wall
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Saltwater
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Werri Point
NSW - Illawarra
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Bannister Head Suck Rock
NSW - South Coast
Bannister Head Suck Rock
NSW - South Coast
Aussie pipe
NSW - South Coast
Aussie pipe
NSW - South Coast
Aussie pipe
NSW - South Coast
Warriewood
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Warriewood
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Aussie pipe
NSW - South Coast
Aussie pipe
NSW - South Coast
Warriewood
NSW - Sydney North Coast
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Backdoor 4
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
150
169
177
142
142
284
249
249
227
227
227
53
53
227
227
53
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
JD Reef
Anna Bay-Morna Point
Forresters
Forresters
Forresters
Crackneck
JD Reef
JD Reef
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Red Bluff
WA - North West
Red Bluff
WA - North West
Steep Point
WA - North West
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Boneyards
South Africa
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Barbel Point
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Barbel Point
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Boneyards
South Africa
Whacky Point
South Africa
Haga-Haga
South Africa
Riet River
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Fish Boma
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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