JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 02 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
23.2° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
SSE
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)777777777776776777777799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5454677068636057473636194212158143270335270212253552302222220
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
10:04PM
1.53
10:26AM
1.23
10:37PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
4:29AM
0.20
4:14PM
0.29
5:08AM
0.24
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-6:47-------6:46-------6:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212019182122212121202019202020202019192020
Feels °C (?)222121212121192120181818171817161615161816141717
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