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 pm Monday 11 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 21.1° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (12 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 11		Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	946	820	757	631	608	627	615	592	578	190	196	202	183	207	208	220	197	241	290	315	243	176	141	163
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	4:04PM1.16m			3:43AM1.27m					4:50PM1.29m				4:41AM1.28m				5:33PM1.44m				5:38AM1.29m
Low Tide		9:46PM0.55m					10:19AM0.22m				10:49PM0.45m				11:03AM0.17m				11:45PM0.33m				11:46AM0.14m


	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	18	19
Feels °C	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	16	16	16	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	946	820	757	209	202	143	141	138	100	161	127	127	127	127	127	125	125	94	68	50	243	176	141	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 11	SSE 14	S 14	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 14	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	273	273	268	2	2	2	2	36	15	100	68	65	61	39	38	38	37	21	21	36	46	85	79	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 9	N 9	—	—	—	—	N 10	—	S 26	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 21	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 11
kJ	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	2	—	13	12	11	41	35	60	54	49	45	42	21	21	19	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	631	608	627	615	592	578	190	196	202	183	207	208	220	197	241	290	315	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	53	44	0	46	46	177	249	249	249	169	150	150	169	284	249	216	37	284	227	142	44	142	35	53
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Rating (10 max)		1	4														1				2		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	5	5	9	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	6	8	7	6	6	9	9	5	9	5

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