JD Reef Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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 20.7° 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 2PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (26 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26						Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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)	2	1	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	3	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1469	1469	1469	2104	2518	2475	1836	1721	1572	1439	1311	1290	1132	1113	988	969	826	783	741	867	1046	930	815	740
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	NNW	WSW	SSE	SE	NE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide	4:15AM1.18m				5:08PM1.36m				5:10AM1.12m				5:47PM1.43m				6:00AM1.08m				6:23PM1.49m
Low Tide			10:32AM0.28m				11:27PM0.43m				11:10AM0.31m				00:17AM0.37m				11:47AM0.33m					1:01AM0.31m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46
	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	4:54
mm	2	1	3	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	5	3	3	2	1	4	3	4	3	1
Temp °C	19	19	20	20	20	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	18	17	18	19	18	20	19	20	19	19	20	20	21	20	20	17	17	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	1469	1469	1469	1602	2119	1952	1836	1721	1572	1439	1311	1290	1132	1113	988	969	826	783	741	867	21	930	815	740
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 16
kJ	52	47	45	42	22	21	21	20	9	8	8	8	17	29	41	40	38	36	35	22	21	20	10	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 18	—	—	S 15	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	S 14	S 14	S 17	—	S 16	S 16	S 11
kJ	7	7	6	—	—	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	—	16	16	22	—	21	21	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2104	2518	2475	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1046	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	11	32	32	3	37	14	3	3	0	0	0	0	68	92	32	46	53	53	53	320	337	99	20	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Forresters	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Copacobana Point	Newcastle Beach	Catherine Hill Bay	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Crackneck	JD Reef	JD Reef			Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point				Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3				3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7

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