JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)161616131316161616151414121261177767777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271781728512113513418123415713691756947395265826268565148
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.39
8:34AM
1.44
9:01PM
1.46
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
0.14
2:28AM
0.24
2:47PM
0.15
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:51-------6:50-------6:47------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212019182021222121202019202122212120191820
Feels °C (?)201918192020192120201920212220212021202121201922
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