JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is

20.9°C

JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at JD Reef today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	75	71	63	68	87	226	191	269	192	147	120	100	74	39	36	26	26	19	19	39	388	643	901	1005	805	656
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	ESE	N	N	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		4:30AM1.11m				4:15PM1.37m					5:28AM1.22m				5:19PM1.33m				6:16AM1.33m				6:15PM1.29m
Low Tide				10:02AM0.53m					11:02PM0.20m				11:16AM0.47m				11:50PM0.20m				12:18PM0.39m				00:30AM0.20m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	7:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	20	20	21	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	15
Feels °C	18	18	18	20	18	19	21	17	14	14	15	18	17	19	21	17	16	13	13	12	11	12	13	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	39	24	24	14	13	12	5	198	192	147	120	100	74	39	36	26	24	19	19	39	33	36	20	1005	805	656
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 12	S 16	S 15	S 10	S 14	E 6	S 6	S 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12	E 15	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	2	2	2	2	5	19	15	5	12	5	5	2	4	38	23	16	26	14	14	3	4	—	16	40	39	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 17	S 17	E 12	S 13	SE 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 9	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 6	S 8	NE 7	E 15	E 15	—	NE 8	—	NE 8	—
kJ	—	—	6	5	3	3	7	14	3	3	3	4	2	16	23	24	10	5	2	4	4	—	3	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSW 8	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	—	—	—
kJ	75	71	63	68	87	226	191	269	25	96	94	69	47	—	—	—	—	32	47	130	388	643	901	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	129	3	3	47	124	37	1	1	46	46	0	0	551	1	1	3	1	26	53	216	460	581	284	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		1	1			1	2	2			1	1		1	1	1	1	1						4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	5	5	4	2	1	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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