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JD Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.0° 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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 126 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 109 | 81 | 108 | 171 | 79 | 121 | 165 | 183 | 229 | 210 | 201 | 198 | 246 | 195 | 178 | 178 | 225 | 277 | 218 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23AM 1.29 | 1:28PM 0.88 | 1:26AM 1.25 | 2:50PM 0.89 | 2:36AM 1.25 | 4:00PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.56 | 7:33AM 0.46 | 6:34PM 0.61 | 8:43AM 0.45 | 7:53PM 0.64 | 9:46AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
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