Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 164 | 184 | 184 | 165 | 143 | 138 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 90 | 54 | 50 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 38 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | 9:57AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 158 | 164 | 184 | 184 | 138 | 136 | 112 | 75 | 47 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 109 | 88 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 38 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 138 | 175 | 172 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 102 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 22 | 19 | 74 | 165 | 143 | 184 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 33 | 41 | 90 | 151 | 141 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 4 | 37 | 232 | 110 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 753 | 26 | 1 | 239 |
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