Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 123 | 168 | 169 | 134 | 114 | 101 | 101 | 196 | 21 | 302 | 392 | 310 | 274 | 254 | 207 | 212 | 197 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 168 | 169 | 134 | 114 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 392 | 310 | 274 | 254 | 207 | 212 | 197 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 57 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 3 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NW 3 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 248 | — | 93 | 93 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 101 | 196 | 229 | 302 | 582 | 574 | — | 2 | 96 | 51 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 26 | 96 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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