
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
763 | 442 | 264 | 584 | 502 | 244 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 245 | 411 | 423 | 406 | 346 | 237 | 197 | 146 | 117 | 154 | 258 | 293 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
763 | 442 | 264 | 584 | 502 | 219 | 173 | 115 | 90 | 125 | 106 | 155 | 169 | 132 | 129 | 114 | 108 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
40 | 157 | 189 | 58 | 84 | 62 | 347 | 446 | 118 | 181 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | S 19 | — | E 11 | S 17 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 244 | — | 2 | 268 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 66 | 39 | 141 | 165 | 59 | 245 | 411 | 423 | 406 | 346 | 237 | 197 | 146 | 117 | 154 | 258 | 293 | 231 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 92 | 181 | 129 | 181 | 177 | 72 | 37 | 113 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 37 |
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