JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
684
671
898
1149
1172
1086
1163
1207
817
799
914
1040
1038
951
1045
1005
911
790
720
720
707
683
606
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM1.10m
9:06PM1.55m
9:45AM1.05m
9:42PM1.52m
10:26AM1.01m
10:21PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.36m
3:51AM0.22m
3:11PM0.41m
4:32AM0.26m
3:46PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
6
4
Temp °C
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
20
21
23
19
19
17
18
17
18
21
21
20
19
17
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
19
19
21
20
19
17
17
15
15
18
18
19
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
Energy kJ
742
684
3
3
3
3
3
942
817
817
799
2
2
1038
951
1045
1005
911
790
720
720
707
683
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
5
2
24
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
6
5
5
6
25
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
Energy kJ
671
898
1149
1172
1086
1163
1207
914
1040
3
6
11
12
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
37
72
337
337
254
243
37
4
3
3
4
37
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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