JD Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
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)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.7
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.6
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
44
81
143
130
167
225
220
153
143
82
110
289
0
273
573
1412
1170
679
384
273
619
331
271
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:16AM0.87m
3:16PM1.25m
4:27AM0.92m
4:18PM1.29m
5:17AM1.00m
5:08PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.62m
10:27PM0.45m
9:41AM0.59m
11:15PM0.38m
10:43AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
19
23
29
28
28
26
22
22
22
29
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
15
15
19
24
24
23
21
17
17
17
24
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
12
12
14
16
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