JD Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at JD Reef today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.2
S
10
1.4
ENE
7
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
147
120
102
134
211
7
191
264
321
343
320
439
592
705
642
524
454
412
344
236
127
124
146
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
5
ENE
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM1.41m
7:47PM1.48m
8:15AM1.50m
8:27PM1.44m
8:51AM1.56m
9:09PM1.37m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.12m
1:41PM0.22m
2:01AM0.10m
2:23PM0.17m
2:34AM0.11m
3:08PM0.14m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:37
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5:35
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5:52
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5:52
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
25
27
26
25
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
20
18
18
23
23
21
25
10
10
10
11
11
7
8
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
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