JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)131314141413131313131414141415141412121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2733724014744605034954955035957539021030116312461196117996910551055872769841865
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:18AM
0.25
11:19PM
0.45
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:11-------6:13-------6:13-
Sunset-5:37-------5:36-------5:34------
clear
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. °C232321181513131620221816141312161718181716151517
Feels °C (?)2020171210871014161210877121416161514121316
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